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

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.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 04, 1947
Accession Number
AD0896847

Entities

People

  • F. E. Swain
  • R. R. Everett

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accumulators
  • Arithmetic
  • Binary Notation
  • Cloud Cover
  • Computers
  • Digital Computers
  • Distributors
  • Electrical Equipment
  • Electronic Switches
  • Massachusetts
  • Military Research
  • Notation
  • Numbers
  • Servomechanisms
  • Switches

Readers

  • Computer Engineering
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics