Word: problems
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...satisfied with the way it does the work of the lungs (putting fresh oxygen into the blood). The lungs' myriad air cells have an absorption area of about 600 sq. ft. A machine duplicating so large an area would be unwieldy. Dr. Gibbon must solve this problem before he can close off a human heart and operate on it while the blood flows through a mechanical bypass...
...This equation, introduced at Cambridge by a psychologist, is a typical problem for the machines...
...This equation, introduced at Cambridge by a psychologist, is a typical problem for the machines...
There are so many variables that must be taken into account in a given problem in the Social Sciences, Mosteller stated, that before the advent of the Mark III it was impossible to predict statistically the chances for marital success...
Until now, he added, little has been done with discriminate functions when it is desired to split the population into three or four parts. The lack of progress is mainly due to the very heavy computational work that would be associated with proper formulation of such a problem. As modern computing machinery becomes available to scientists, Mosteller stated, they will no longer be so reluctant to formulate problems which require heavy computation...