Nelson, Robert A.

Scope and Contents MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-4. The digital computation program of Project Whirlwind might be operated by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in many ways. Three representative levels are proposed in the attached curves and charts covering the period 1949 to 1953. Plan 1, at $1.8 million per year, shows the research, development and limited experimental computer operation which could be carried out under a continuation of approximately the present rate of expenditure....

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Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-134. Division 6 budget for extraordinary expenses for Fiscal 1954, which is a revision of the budget proposed in Memo L-105, 3 July 1953.

Scope and Contents MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-3. Many plans are now being considered for the military use of information systems built around electronic digital computers. Such systems appear unique in their ability to process and evaluate information sufficiently rapidly for modern high-speed military operations. The advantages gained when digital information systems make possible the better integration and more effective use of other military equipment should more than justify the...

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Project Whirlwind Memo M-2315. At a meeting on 21 July the following seven committees were created to prepare material for presentation to ADC for a meeting on 17 August. The final reports of the committees are due for editing and publication by 3 August at the latest.

Scope and Contents MIT DIC 6782. Project Whirlwind Administrative Memo M-1118. This report describes work performed during July, August, and September 1950 of Contract N5ori-06002 covering research in digital techniques in naval anti-aircraft fire control. Three persons are engaged in the project. An initial schedule was set up to allocate the amount of effort going into the different phases of the work. Considerable time was spent in reading to provide background for the problem. The functions performed by...

Scope and Contents MIT DIC 6782. Project Whirlwind Memo M-1212. This report describes work performed during January, February, and March 1951 on Contract N5ori-06002, covering research in digital techniques in naval anti-aircraft fire control. Programming of the Mark 47 equations for digital solution was completed. Work on making firing table data available to the computer was completed; the two most practical methods of those considered are function generation by polynomials and function interpolation using...

Scope and Contents MIT DIC 6782. Project Whirlwind Memo M-1169. This report describes work performed during October, November, and December 1950 on Contract N5ori-06002, covering research in digital techniques in naval anti-aircraft fire control. Programming of the Mark 47 equations for digital solution was nearly completed. Gun mount characteristics were studied. Work on fitting surfaces to firing table data and work on prediction of target position were started. Future work should include studies of data...