Institute for Advanced Study Electronic Computer Project Drawings, 1949-1961.

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Institute for Advanced Study Electronic Computer Project Drawings, 1949-1961.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/154305924

Correspondence, personal notes, articles, drawings, photographs, and published reports documenting the IAS Electronic Computer Project. This was one of the earliest major computing projects, involving numerous luminaries in the computing field, especially John von Neumann.

2 cubic feet: 1 folder, 3 boxes.

American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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Von Neumann, John, 1903-1957

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John (Johann) Louis von Neumann (1903-1957) was born in Budapest and showed early signs of being a child prodigy. He entered the University of Budapest in 1921, but also attended the University of Berlin and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology before obtaining a degree in chemical engineering in 1925. He earned his Doctorate in Mathematics from the University of Budapest in 1927. After graduation, he worked at the University of Berlin before becoming a visiting professor to Princeton from ...

Bigelow, Julian Himely, 1913-

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A pioneer in the field of computer design, Bigelow was involved with Princeton University's Institute for Advanced Study's Electronic Computer Project. From the description of Institute for Advanced Study Electronic Computer Project Drawings, 1949-1961. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154305924 ...