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1972 - The Brain operator presses the buttons detailing the number of rooms to be painted and their cubic size. These details are automatically recorded on tape. The Brain works in Japanese: Tokyo Businessmen use new service to assist them in Calculation Sand estimates: Japanese businessmen are using a huge Electronic Brain to aid them in making rapid calculations and estimates. The machine is owned by one firm which allows it to be used by anyone for a particular problem on payment of a fee. Answers supplied are accurate and provided within seconds instead of meaning hours laboriouos work by a large staff. Manufacturers use it to learn costs of production. The machine can tell, for example, how many pins can be made from one ton of steel; how many strawberries will go into one jar. Equations used in meteorology, surveying, civil engineering, aeronautics, shipbuilding and opticians work and even how many rivets are needed in a particular ship. Photo shows a builder using the Brain to provide him with an estimate of a job. (Credit Image: (c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans)

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