From Tubes To Transistors. From UNIVAC to the latest desktop PCs, computer evolution has moved very rapidly. The first-generation computers were known for using vacuum tubes in their construction. The generation to follow would use the much smaller and more efficient transistor. From Tubes...
Clement Attlee continued this arrangement when he came to power in 1945 but appointed a separate Minister of Defence for the first time in 1947. In 1964, the present form of the Ministry of Defence was established, unifying the War Office, Admiralty, and Air Ministry. The records of the War Office are kept by The National Archives under their code WO.
The Historical Records Survey under the WPA created many inventories and records which have benefited the entire genealogical research community. The WPA was established as the Work Projects Administration by executive order on 6 May 1935. In 1939 the agency's name was changed to Works Progress Administration. Before the agency was liquidated in 1943, it became the biggest relief program in U.S. history, providing employment for millions of people.