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R. Anthony Hyman

Summary

Robert Anthony Hyman (1928–2011) was a British historian of computing.

R. Anthony Hyman
Born1928
London, England
Died2011
OccupationHistorian of computing
EducationDartington Hall School
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
Years active1973–2007
Employer(s)English Electric LEO
University of Oxford
Notable worksCharles Babbage, Pioneer of the Computer (1982).
SpouseLaura Alice Boyd (1934–1999), daughter of the 6th Baron Kilmarnock
Children3, including the biologist Anthony A. Hyman

Anthony Hyman wrote especially on the early Victorian computer pioneer, Charles Babbage (1791–1871). He liaised with the London Science Museum, the Royal Society, the Crawford Library, the Oxford Museum of the History of Science, the Cambridge University Library, the Edinburgh Royal Observatory for source material.[1]

Hyman was born in 1928 in London. He studied at Dartington Hall and then Trinity College, Cambridge. He worked on transistors in the early 1950s, became a polymer scientist, and then worked as a computer researcher for English Electric LEO, before becoming "a free-lance computer consultant and historian of science", and the Alastair Horne Modern History Fellow at the University of Oxford.[2] In 1962, Hyman married Hon. Laura Alice Boyd (1934–1999), daughter of the 6th Baron Kilmarnock. They had three children, including noted biologist Anthony A. Hyman. Hyman died in 2011.[3]

Selected publications edit

Hyman published the following books:

  • Hyman, Anthony (1973). The Computer in Design. Littlehampton Book Services. ISBN 978-0289702680.[4]
  • —— (1978). Computing: A Dictionary of Terms, Concepts and Ideas. Arrow Books. ISBN 0099123207.
  • —— (1980). The Coming of the Chip. New English Library. ISBN 978-0450049286.
  • Hyman, Anthony, ed. (1989). Science and Reform: Selected works of Charles Babbage. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521343114.[5]
  • Hyman, Anthony (1992) [1982]. Charles Babbage: Pioneer of the Computer. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-08303-2.[6]
  • Hyman, R. Anthony; Mack, Gerhard; Pallasmaa, Juhani, eds. (2002). Gentle Bridges: Architecture, Art and Science. Birkhäuser. ISBN 9783764367503.
  • Hyman, Anthony (2007). The Selfseeker. Teignvalley Press. ISBN 978-0955538704.

References edit

  1. ^ Hyman, Anthony, ed. (2007). Science and Reform: Selected works of Charles Babbage. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521036764.
  2. ^ Harman, Peter Michael; Mitton, Simon, eds. (2002). Cambridge Scientific Minds. Cambridge University Press. p. 93. ISBN 9780521786126.
  3. ^ Morris, Susan (2019). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. eBook Partnership. p. 2547. ISBN 9781999767051.
  4. ^ Lang, C. A. (January 1974). "Review of The Computer in Design". The Computer Journal. 17 (1): 63. doi:10.1093/comjnl/17.1.63.
  5. ^ Reviews of Science and Reform:
    • Anderson, Antony (7 October 1989). "Messing around on the river". New Scientist. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
    • Campbell-Kelly, Martin; Williams, Michael R. (July 1990). Annals of Science. 47 (4): 411–412. doi:10.1080/00033799000200331.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
    • Grattan-Guinness, I. zbMATH. Zbl 0698.01022.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
    • Rosmaita, Brian J. (1990). Albion. 22 (4): 694–695. doi:10.2307/4051416. ISSN 0095-1390. JSTOR 4051416.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
    • Swade, Doron (1991). "The world reduced to number". Isis. 82 (3): 532–536. doi:10.1086/355843. ISSN 0021-1753. JSTOR 233232. S2CID 147099592.
    • Swinbank, Peter (October 1991). History. 76 (248): 522–523. JSTOR 24421496.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  6. ^ Reviews of Charles Babbage: Pioneer of the Computer:
    • Aspray, William (12 November 1982). "A scientist and reformer". Science. 218 (4573): 672–673. doi:10.1126/science.218.4573.672. ISSN 0036-8075. JSTOR 1688618. PMID 17791583.
    • Berg, Maxine (1983). Business History. 25 (2): 200–201. doi:10.1080/00076798300000023.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
    • Burton, Hilary (June 1982). Library Journal. 107 (11): 1091.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
    • Hartley, M. G. (July 1983). The International Journal of Electrical Engineering & Education. 20 (3): 285–286. doi:10.1177/002072098302000329. ISSN 0020-7209. S2CID 115638406.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
    • Hill, I. D. (1985). Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A. 148 (2): 171. doi:10.2307/2981961. JSTOR 2981961.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
    • Mason, Michael (16 September 1982). "Tons of sums". London Review of Books. 4 (17).
    • O'Donnell, John T. (August 1985). The American Mathematical Monthly. 92 (7): 522–525. doi:10.1080/00029890.1985.11971672. ISSN 0002-9890. JSTOR 2322530.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
    • Richards, Joan L. (June 1983). Isis. 74 (2): 292. doi:10.1086/353292. JSTOR 233151.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
    • Smillie, K. W. (July 1983). SIAM Review. 25 (3): 422–423. doi:10.1137/1025100. ISSN 0036-1445. JSTOR 2029408.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
    • Tee, Garry J. (1984). Mathematical Reviews. MR 0693093.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
    • Tropp, Henry S. (July 1984). Technology and Culture. 25 (3): 651–653. doi:10.2307/3104217. JSTOR 3104217.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
    • J. W. W. (April 1986). Mathematics of Computation. 46 (174): 759. doi:10.2307/2008013. JSTOR 2008013.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)