Forrester, Jay W.
Dates
- Existence: 1918 July 14 - 2016 November 16
Found in 225 Collections and/or Records:
Bi-weekly Reports, 1951 January 31
MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Memo A-42-3. Administrative memorandum from project Whirlwind research teams on bi-weekly engineering reports.
Bi-weekly Reports, 1948 March 3
MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Memo A-42-2. Administrative memorandum from project Whirlwind research teams on bi-weekly engineering reports.
Bi-weekly Reports, 1948 March 3
MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Memo A-42-1. Administrative memorandum from project Whirlwind research teams on bi-weekly engineering reports.
Bi-weekly Reports, 1947 December 11
MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Memo A-42. Administrative memorandum from project Whirlwind research teams on bi-weekly engineering reports.
Bomarc meeting with AFCRC, WADC, and Boeing, 1953 June 23
Boundary Conditions for Whirlwind II Design, 1952 April 24
Project Whirlwind Memo M-1468. Memorandum on minimum boundary conditions and relative values of machine parameters to guide logical planning for Whirlwind II design.
Change In Laboratory Name, 1951 September 20
Project Whirlwind Administrative Memo A-124. Administrative memorandum from Digital Computer Laboratory research teams on changes to the laboratory.
Circuits for Marginal Checking, 1947 December 31
MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Memo M-200. Memorandum from the Servomechanisms Laboratory research teams on circuits for marginal checking.
Comments on the Report of the AD HOC Panel on Electronic Digital Computers of the RDB Committee on Basic Physical Sciences, 1950 January 13
MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-17. Memorandum analyzing the comments of the AD HOC Panel on Electronic Digital Computers of the Basic Physical Science Committee of the Research and Development Board as they specifically relate to Project Whirlwind.
Comparison Between the Computer Programs at the Institute for Advanced Study and the M.I.T. Servomechanisms Laboratory, 1948 October 11
MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-6. Report on a visit to the Institute for Advanced Study to discuss their work on digital computers, work on parallel-type digital computers, and differences in view on the methods for achieving working equipment.
Condensed summary of FY54, 1952 June 10
Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-45. Memo discussing the work which Division 6 hoped to accomplish in the Cape Cod system and the design and building of a high-speed digital computer (Whirlwind II) between July 1953 and June 1954.
Cost Trends, Contract N5ori-60, 1948 November 19
MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-8. Report on the actual past and estimated future costs of Project Whirlwind.
Data Storage in Three Dimensions, 1947 April 29
MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Memo M-70. Memorandum from the Servomechanisms Laboratory research teams on data storage in three dinensions.
Design and Tests of Electronic Circuits for Operating Safety Margins, 1953 January 27
MIT DIC 6889. Project Whirlwind Memo M-1828. A detailed laboratory test of circuits should be made to measure the operating margins and the sensitivity of the circuit to component changes. Also a measurement of marginal checking effectiveness is needed. A curve of component variation vs. marginal checking voltage (or other parameter) will reveal behavior of the circuit.
Design and Tests of Electronic Circuits for Operating Safety Margins, 1953 September 21
MIT DIC 6889. Project Whirlwind Memo M-1828-1. A detailed laboratory test of circuits should be made to measure the operating margins and the sensitivity of the circuit to component changes. Also a measurement of marginal checking effectiveness is needed. A curve of component variation vs. marginal checking voltage (or other parameter) will reveal behavior of the circuit.
Digital Computation for Anti-Submarine Problem, 1947 October 1
MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-1. Report on a study of a simplified version of the anti-submarine problem. The objective of this study has been to estimate the storage capacity and computing time required in a digital machine and no serious attempt has made to achieve completeness or accuracy.
Digital Computers in Science, 1947 April 9
MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Memo M-76. Memorandum from the Servomechanisms Laboratory research teams on the use of digital computers in science.
Discussion of the Comments on Project Whirlwind Made by the AD HOC Panel on Electronic Digital Computers of the Basic Physical Science Committee of the Research and Development Board, 1950 January 13
MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-16. Memorandum analyzing the comments of the AD HOC Panel on Electronic Digital Computers of the Basic Physical Science Committee of the Research and Development Board as they specifically relate to Project Whirlwind.
Distribution of Internal Memorandums, 1949 November 25
Project Whirlwind Administrative Memo A-102. Administrative memorandum from Electronic Computer Division research teams on distribution of internal memoranda.
Division Organization, 1950 June 30
Project Whirlwind Administrative Memo A-110. Administrative memorandum from Electronic Computer Division research teams on division organization.
Division VI Organization List, 1952 January 10
Project Whirlwind Memo M-1366. Memorandum on the general responsibilities and assignments of Digital Computer Laboratory personnel.
Electronic Staff, 1946 March 5
MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Memo A-3. Administrative memorandum from project Whirlwind research teams on temporary staff assignments.
Forecast for Military Systems Using Electronic Digital Computers, 1948 September 17
FY54 Budget Proposal for Division VI, 1952 March 21
Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-33. Memorandum containing the Budget Proposal for Division VI for Fiscal Year 1954.
Gordon Stanley Brown papers
Information on Project whirlwind I as requested by Lt. Cmdr. Rubel, Research and Development Board, in letter dated 7 February 1949, 1949 February 15
MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-11. Report answering questions on Whirlwind I as requested by Lt. Cmdr. Rubel of the Research and Development Board under Office of Naval Research Contract N5ori-60.
Information System of Interconnected Digital Computers, 1947 October 15
MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-2. Report discussing in general terms some possibilities in the arrangement and use of high-speed digital computers for the for the analysis, evaluation and intercommunication of information in an anti-submarine naval group.
Jay Wright Forrester papers
Letter to Nathaniel McLean Sage, 1951 April 12
MIT DIC 6673. Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-26. Letter to Nathaniel McLean Sage on funds needed to extend the capacity of the Whirlwind computer to demonstrate its capabilities for handling low flying aircraft requiring the processing of information from many radar sets.
Limited Memorandum L-65, 1952 October 13
Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-65. Summarization of opinions regarding the ACDS System proposal, prepared for use by Colonel Schenk. Includes time schedule and systems comparison tables.
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