MAGNETIC RECORDING. ITS USE FOR STORAGE OF INFORMATION IN ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS

Abstract

The following report contains a survey of the field of magnetic recording, a summary of the work done in this field in the Center of Analysis at MIT. The purpose of the work was to investigate magnetic recording as a means for storing information for electronic computing machines. Project Whirlwind.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 17, 1947
Accession Number
AD0072176

Entities

People

  • E. S. Rich

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Gaps
  • Cellulose Acetates
  • Circuits
  • Coercivity
  • Construction
  • Demagnetization
  • Drive Shafts
  • Eddy Currents
  • Elements
  • Flux Density
  • Frequency
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Materials
  • Magnetic Recording Systems
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Recording Systems

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics