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The Roots of Process Automation
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Chemical Engineering Progress
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September 1, 2007
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The potential for process automation was recognized very early in the digital computer era. In 1949, a group of researchers at MTTs Lincoln Laboratory, including a future president of ISA (Ty Marcy, 1972), predicted that digital computers had a role to play in optimizing the control of industrial processes. In a 1952 paper presented at ASME's annual meeting, Long and Holzmann of Shell Development wrote:
...In the process plants of today, human operators perform the functions of pilot and navigator. But faster aircraft and faster processes alike increasingly strain and eventually out-run the ability of the human brain to react and initiate corrective action when changing conditions ...
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