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Soviet historians, quantitative methods, and digital computers

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    George F. Putnam (associate professor)

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Putnam, G.F. Soviet historians, quantitative methods, and digital computers. Comput Hum 6, 23–29 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02402320

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