History and Design of Ternary Computers

History and Design of Ternary Computers

As data storage and transfer move to multi-level systems, it is natural to ask what the implications are if logic expands beyond 2 levels as well. In this talk, we consider the impact of 3-level logic on character sets, integers types, and floating point numbers, and the implications for modern programming languages. We will discuss the history of 3-level computers as well as physical systems that support 3-level logic. We end with a discussion about whether ternary logic is more natural for computation than binary by examining various applications.

About the Speaker:
Nick Thompson is a modeling and simulation engineer, specializing in numerical methods. Previously, he worked at Oak Ridge National Labs and maintained boost.math, where he implemented the quadratures, interpolators, and signal processing toolkits.

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We are meeting at the JFrog development office and will have a sign-in process on iPad as people enter which will include: Name, Company (optional), Email and Phone Number, and a community-friendly NDA.

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18:30 - 19:00 - Check-in, Networking, and Refreshments!

19:00 - 20:00 - Program Presentation

20:00 - 20:10 - Wrap-up and goodbyes

Please join after the meeting for socializing at a local establishment, location to be announced at the meeting.

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