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Forrester, Jay W.

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  • Existence: 1918 July 14 - 2016 November 16

Found in 225 Collections and/or Records:

6345 Cost Analysis, 1948 November 27

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Identifier: 16
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MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-9. Report presenting by general area and by specific activity a breakdown of the yearly expenditures through the fiscal year 1946-1949 of Project Whirlwind - DIC Project 6345 and its predecessor Project 6295.

Dates: 1948 November 27

A breakdown of visits to Project Whirlwind by educational institutions, industries, and government departments from 1 July 1952 to 30 June 1953, 1953 August 17

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Identifier: 16
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Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-115. Tabulation of visitors to the Digital Computer Laboratory from 1 July 1952 to 30 June 1953, broken down into the following categories: educational institutions, foreign countries, industries, and government departments, bureaus, and agencies.

Dates: 1953 August 17

A Memorandum from Jay W. Forrester, 1952 January 7

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Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-32. Memorandum from Jay W. Forrester outlining goals for Project Lincoln, the Cape Cod System, and Whirlwind II, for the period from July 1952 to June 1953.

Dates: 1952 January 7

A proposal for accomplishing the SAGE System computer programming tasks outlined in memorandum 6M-3416, 1955 March 11

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Identifier: 16
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Division 6 Limited Memo 6L-189. Memo making a proposal for the responsibilities of various organizations and outlining how Lincoln Laboratory would accomplish the tasks outlined in Memo 6M-3416. Contains three drawings.

Dates: 1955 March 11

Academic Program in the Field of Automatic Computation and Numerical Analysis, 1950 April 4

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Identifier: 16
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MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-22. M.I.T. is setting up new courses in the field of automatic computation and numerical analysis and is working toward a balanced program in this field. It is important that proper academic recognition be given to students working in this field. There is an ever growing demand for highly trained technical staff in automatic computation and related subjects which M.I.T. is in an excellent position to help fill.

Dates: 1950 April 4

Air Force Cancellation of Boeing Subcontract to Westinghouse, 1953 July 10

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Identifier: 16
Scope and Contents Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-108. The AFCRC and Wright Air Development Center are recommending to ARDC in Baltimore that Boeing cancel their subcontract with Westinghouse Electric Corporation for the electronic ground environment part of the Bomarc missile program. The Air Force then expects that the Lincoln Laboratory will provide the equivalent Bomarc control facilities in the Transition System. This is an action which was initiated by and decided by the Air Force as an economy measure...
Dates: 1953 July 10

Alternative Project Whirlwind Proposals, 1948 September 21

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Identifier: 16
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....
Dates: 1948 September 21

Analysis of Digital Computer Laboratory Proposed 1950-51 Budget, 1950 March 13

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Identifier: 16
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MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-21. Memorandum containing an analysis of the Digital Computer Laboratory Proposed 1950-51 Budget.

Dates: 1950 March 13

Analysis of Whirlwind Program, 1949 January 13

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Identifier: 16
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MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-10. Report containing an analysis of the state of the Whirlwind Program.

Dates: 1949 January 13

AN/FSQ-7 (XD-1) prototype schedule and installation, 1954 February 26

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Identifier: 16
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Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-142. Summary of the status of the XD-1 program, responsibilities assumed by Division 6, finances, assistance from other Lincoln divisions, and Building F urgency.

Dates: 1954 February 26

Bi-weekly Report, April 14, 1950, 1950 April 14

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Identifier: 16
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MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Memo M-1025. Bi-weekly progress report of project Whirlwind I research teams.

Dates: 1950 April 14

Bi-weekly Report, April 28, 1950, 1950 April 28

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Identifier: 16
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MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Memo M-1030. Bi-weekly progress report of project Whirlwind I research teams.

Dates: 1950 April 28

Bi-weekly Report, August 5, 1949, 1949 August 5

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Identifier: 16
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MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Memo M-887. Bi-weekly progress report of project Whirlwind I research teams.

Dates: 1949 August 5

Bi-weekly Report, August 19, 1949, 1949 August 19

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Identifier: 16
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MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Memo M-889. Bi-weekly progress report of project Whirlwind I research teams.

Dates: 1949 August 19

Bi-weekly Report, December 9, 1949, 1949 December 9

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Identifier: 16
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MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Memo M-951. Bi-weekly progress report of project Whirlwind I research teams.

Dates: 1949 December 9

Bi-weekly Report, December 23, 1949, 1949 December 23

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Identifier: 16
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MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Memo M-960. Bi-weekly progress report of project Whirlwind I research teams.

Dates: 1949 December 23

Bi-weekly Report, February 3, 1950, 1950 February 3

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Identifier: 16
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MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Memo M-980. Bi-weekly progress report of project Whirlwind I research teams.

Dates: 1950 February 3

Bi-weekly Report, February 17, 1950, 1950 February 17

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Identifier: 16
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MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Memo M-985. Bi-weekly progress report of project Whirlwind I research teams.

Dates: 1950 February 17

Bi-weekly Report, January 6, 1950, 1950 January 6

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Identifier: 16
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MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Memo M-964. Bi-weekly progress report of project Whirlwind I research teams.

Dates: 1950 January 6

Bi-weekly Report, January 20, 1950, 1950 January 20

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Identifier: 16
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MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Memo M-973. Bi-weekly progress report of project Whirlwind I research teams.

Dates: 1950 January 20

Bi-weekly Report, July 7, 1950, 1950 July 7

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Identifier: 16
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MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Memo M-1064. Bi-weekly progress report of project Whirlwind I research teams.

Dates: 1950 July 7

Bi-weekly Report, July 7, 1950, 1950 July 7

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Identifier: 16
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MIT DIC 6782. Project Whirlwind Memo M-1065. Bi-weekly progress report of Electronic Computer Division research teams on Navy Fire Control.

Dates: 1950 July 7

Bi-weekly Report, July 8, 1949, 1949 July 8

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Identifier: 16
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MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Memo M-875. Bi-weekly progress report of project Whirlwind I research teams.

Dates: 1949 July 8

Bi-weekly Report, July 22, 1949, 1949 July 22

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Identifier: 16
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MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Memo M-881. Bi-weekly progress report of project Whirlwind I research teams.

Dates: 1949 July 22

Bi-weekly Report, June 9, 1950, 1950 June 9

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Identifier: 16
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MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Memo M-1053. Bi-weekly progress report of project Whirlwind I research teams.

Dates: 1950 June 9

Bi-weekly Report, June 10, 1949, 1949 June 10

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Identifier: 16
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MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Memo M-860. Bi-weekly progress report of project Whirlwind I research teams.

Dates: 1949 June 10

Bi-weekly Report, June 23, 1950, 1950 June 23

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Identifier: 16
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MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Memo M-1057. Bi-weekly progress report of project Whirlwind I research teams.

Dates: 1950 June 23

Bi-weekly Report, June 24, 1949, 1949 June 24

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Identifier: 16
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MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Memo M-869. Bi-weekly progress report of project Whirlwind I research teams.

Dates: 1949 June 24

Bi-weekly Report, March 3, 1950, 1950 March 3

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Identifier: 16
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MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Memo M-998. Bi-weekly progress report of project Whirlwind I research teams.

Dates: 1950 March 3

Bi-weekly Report, March 17, 1950, 1950 March 17

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Identifier: 16
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MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Memo M-1004. Bi-weekly progress report of project Whirlwind I research teams.

Dates: 1950 March 17

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Computers -- History 3
Massachusetts Institute of Technology -- Faculty 3
Whirlwind computer. 3
DIC 6345. 2
Magnetic cores -- Patents. 2