MONIAC hydraulic computer

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The MONIAC hydraulic computer is an analog machine that uses flowing water through tanks and pipes to simulate and visualize the behavior of a national economy.

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instanceOf analog computer
economic simulator
hydraulic computer
acronymFor Monetary National Income Analogue Computer
alsoKnownAs MONIAC
Monetary National Income Analogue Computer
Phillips Machine
computingPrinciple hydraulic analogy
controlMethod manual adjustment of valves
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
designedFor economic research demonstration
teaching macroeconomics
developerAffiliation London School of Economics
era post-World War II period
fieldOfUse economic education
macroeconomics
systems dynamics
hasComponent pipes
pumps
tanks
valves
historicalSignificance early analog computer for economics
pioneering macroeconomic teaching tool
inception 1949
influenced later economic simulation models
inventor Bill Phillips
mainFunction simulate macroeconomic processes
simulate national income flows
visualize behavior of a national economy
material metal framework
plexiglass
notableFeature physical embodiment of Keynesian economic model
numberOfUnitsBuilt approximately 14
powerSource electric pump
representationMethod water flows represent monetary flows
water levels represent monetary stocks
represents consumption
exports
government spending
imports
investment
national income
taxation
scale room-sized machine
usedAt London School of Economics
universities in New Zealand
universities in the United Kingdom
universities in the United States
usesMedium water
visualizationType graduated tanks and gauges
visible water flows

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A. W. Phillips knownFor MONIAC hydraulic computer
Alban William Housego Phillips knownFor MONIAC hydraulic economic computer
linked to: MONIAC hydraulic computer
Alban William Housego Phillips designed MONIAC (Monetary National Income Analogue Computer)
linked to: MONIAC hydraulic computer
MONIAC hydraulic computer alsoKnownAs MONIAC
linked to: MONIAC hydraulic computer
MONIAC hydraulic computer alsoKnownAs Monetary National Income Analogue Computer
linked to: MONIAC hydraulic computer
MONIAC hydraulic computer acronymFor Monetary National Income Analogue Computer
linked to: MONIAC hydraulic computer