Luton Analogue Computing Engine

{{Short description|Analogue computer}}

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The Luton Analogue Computing Engine (LACE) was a code name for a military general purpose analogue computer, predominantly used for missile simulation.

It was developed in 1953-1956[http://oro.open.ac.uk/view/person/ccb2.html Bissell, C.C.] (2004). [http://oro.open.ac.uk/5795/ A great disappearing act: the electronic analogue computer.] In: IEEE Conference on the History of Electronics, 28-30 Jun 2004, Bletchley, UK. p. 3. by English Electric's Guided Missile Division in Luton, UK.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=71ayYLt_1MkC&dq=%22Luton+Analogue+Computing+Engine%22&pg=PA187|title=The Analogue Alternative: The Electronic Analogue Computer in Britain and the USA, 1930-1975|last=Small|first=James S.|date=2013-06-17|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781134699025|location=|pages=187|language=en}}{{cite web |last1=Woods |first1=Mark |title=Celebrating the Pioneering Years of British Computer Manufacturing |url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/celebrating-pioneering-years-british-computer-mark-woods-1/ |accessdate=9 November 2018}} Upon the closure of the Luton factory in 1962, LACE was transferred to the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) Guided Weapons Division in Stevenage.LACE – A Disappearing Act,

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