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J. S. Gravenstein, MD

JAMA. 1968;204(1):51-56.

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The following is the first report on a new computer, called Hyperbroca, which is capable of translating one English style into another. This unit will affect all writing, in science as well as in fiction. I shall present a brief history of the computer's development, a sample of what the machine can do, and a preview of the changes it might bring and the problems it might produce.

Late in 1958 the directors of the Association of University Authors (AUA) appointed a committee of seven to "study the difficulties inherent in and detracting from multiple author texts (MATs)." Each member of this committee had not only published the required 110 papers, but had also contributed to at least four MATs.

Three years later the committee made its report. A single dissenting member wrote a minority report, which merely stated that no inherent difficulties exist with MATs and that careful selection . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
From the University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville 32601 (Dr. Gravenstein).

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