The Birth Of Cyber One At Union In Schenectady

By Mario V. Farina

Professor Hamilton at Union College in Schenectady, New York was challenged by the President of the school to build a computer that was aware of its own existence. He built a team of extraordinarily competent individuals and was able to fulfill the commission in a little over a year. This story tells what happened during the first test of Cy, the nickname of Cyber One.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mario V. Farina
• Release date: Nov 19, 2016
• ISBN: 9781370964338

Mario V. Farina

Mario V Farina has worked all his life, from age 18 to 90. He worked for the American Locomotive Company, served in the U. S. Army during WWII, was employed at General Electric. He taught computers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. After leaving his position with RPI, he became employed with the State Labor Department of New York. He’s a car buff, a pun creator, and a computer enthusiast. He wrote textbooks for the programming languages COBOL and FORTRAN and wrote a book of puns and short stories called, “A Little Light Reading,” as well as over 20 other books. Several of his books were translated into other languages. This is his first foray into the world of digital publishing, with the help of his computer tutor ([e-mail]).

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