Project Whirlwind. Volume 6. Whirlwind I Computer Block Diagrams, Volume 2 of 2

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Abstract:

This report is a description of the Whirlwind electronic digital computers under development at the Servomechanisms Laboratory of M.I.T. for the Office of Naval Research. The arithmetic nature and the physical nature of the computers are covered briefly, and the block diagrams for the prototype computer WWI are discussed in some detail.

Author(s):
Everett, R. R. ; Swain, F. E.
Author Organization(s):
MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE CAMBRIDGE United States
Descriptive Note:
Technical Report
Supplementary Note:
01 Jan 0001, 01 Jan 0001, Descriptive Note: Summary rept. no. 2. Supplementary Note: See also Volume 7, AD0896848.
Pagination:
0080

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release;

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
MIT-R-127
Contract/Grant Number(s):
N5ori-60
Project Number(s):
MIT-DIC-6345
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_6.1.3_Switching and Routing; JCA_6.1_Information Transport; JCA_6_Net Centric
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
DIGITAL COMPUTERS, FEASIBILITY STUDIES, ELECTRONIC SWITCHES, SHIFT REGISTERS, COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, CODING, DIAGRAMS, SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS, BINARY ARITHMETIC, LOGIC DEVICES, MATHEMATICS, TIMING CIRCUITS, SWITCHING, PROTOTYPES
Keyword(s):
Whirlwind project, Block diagrams, Design
Report Date:
1947 Sep 04
Creation Date:
2019 Mar 01