Editing Engineering Research Associates (section)

{{Short description|Pioneering American computer firm (1946–1952)}}
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| industry = [[Technology industry|Technology]]
| fate = Purchased by [[Remington Rand]]
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| founded = {{Start date and age|1946}}
| founders = [[William Norris (CEO)|William Norris]], [[Howard Engstrom]]
| defunct = {{End date|1952}}
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'''Engineering Research Associates''', commonly known as '''ERA''', was a pioneering computer firm from the 1950s. ERA became famous for their numerical computers, but as the market expanded they became better known for their [[drum memory]] systems. They were eventually purchased by [[Remington Rand]] and merged into their [[UNIVAC]] department. Many of the company founders later left to form [[Control Data Corporation]].

[[File:Engineering Research Associates plaque.png|thumb|alt=Picture of a memorial plaque with brief synopsis of ERA history|ERA Memorial Plaque, installed 2023-06-15, Ramsey County Historical Society]]