Forrester, Jay W.
Dates
- Existence: 1918 July 14 - 2016 November 16
Found in 225 Collections and/or Records:
Lincoln Laboratory salary structure, 1955 April 29
Division 6 Limited Memo 6L-198. Memo summarizing the following aspects of Lincoln Laboratory salary structure: starting scale for graduates without experience, tapering of starting scale over a ten-year period, salary levels as compared to other organizations, and how the total salary adjustment compares with outside information. Contains six figures.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Magnetic Core Memory records
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Oral History Program, oral history interviews on computers at MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology patent litigation records
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Servomechanisms Laboratory records
Notes for RDB Committee Meeting, 1949 August 29
MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-14. Report containing notes on Project Whirlwind for an RDB Committee Meeting, including project history, project description, project status, future plans, administration, and related M.I.T. work.
Oral history interview with Jay Wright Forrester
The collection comprises a July 29, 1985 oral history interview with Forrester. Included are both the original audio recording and a transcript of the interview.
Organization and tasks of Division 6, 1954 November 16
Division 6 Limited Memo 6L-173. Summary of the organization and duties of Division 6 staff members, including general organization, Group 61, Group 62, Group 63 magnetic materials and advance development, Group 64 production FSQ-7 and WWI, Group 65 vacuum tubes, SAGE System Production Coordination Office, FSQ-7 Systems Office, and Group 60 administration and services. Contains organizational charts.
Planning, Scheduling and Administering the AN/FSQ-7 Program: Approval of Basic Circuits for AN/FSQ-7 (Supplement to M-2300), 1953 July 15
Project Whirlwind Memo M-2305. This memorandum outlines procedures for the approval of basic circuits for AN/FSQ-7.
Planning, Scheduling and Administering the AN/FSQ-7 Program: Approval of Block Outlines and Block Schematics for AN/FSQ-7 (Supplement to M-2300), 1953 July 15
Project Whirlwind Memo M-2306. This memorandum outlines procedures for the approval of block outlines and block schematics for AN/FSQ-7.
Planning, Scheduling and Administering the AN/FSQ-7 Program: Approval of Schedule Changes (Supplement to M-2300), 1953 July 15
Project Whirlwind Memo M-2302. This memorandum outlines procedures for the approval of schedule changes.
Planning, Scheduling and Administering the AN/FSQ-7 Program: MIT-IBM Communication (Supplement to M-2300), 1953 July 15
Project Whirlwind Memo M-2307. This memorandum outlines procedures for communication between MIT and IBM for work on the AN/FSQ-7 Program.
Planning, Scheduling and Administering the AN/FSQ-7 Program: Progress Reports to the Scheduling Office (Supplement to M-2300), 1953 July 15
Project Whirlwind Memo M-2303. This memorandum outlines procedures for making progress reports to the Lincoln Laboratory scheduling office.
Planning, Scheduling and Administering the AN/FSQ-7 Program: Scheduling Office (Supplement to M-2300), 1953 July 15
Project Whirlwind Memo M-2301. This memorandum lists the functions of the Division 6 scheduling office for the AN/FSQ-7 Program.
Planning, Scheduling and Administering the AN/FSQ-7 Program: Transfer of Responsibility from MIT to IBM (Supplement to M-2300), 1953 July 15
Project Whirlwind Memo M-2304. This memorandum outlines procedures for transferring principal responsibility from MIT to IBM.
Planning, Scheduling and Administering the AN/FSQ-7 Program (With Broad Principles of MIT-IBM Relationships and Some Detail on Division 6 Procedures.), 1953 July 15
Project Whirlwind Memo M-2300. The purpose of this memorandum is to describe generally the current planning activities for the AN/FSQ-7 equipment.
Project Organization, 1948 January 21
MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Memo A-51. Administrative memorandum from project Whirlwind research teams on project organization.
Project Whirlwind Collection
Project Whirlwind, Principles Covering Servomechanisms Laboratory Research and Development, 1948 October 11
MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-5. Report on the general philosophy and plan of attack followed in Project Whirlwind. Lists principles which underlie work of the Servomechanisms Laboratory.
Proposal for Expenditure of $50,000 on Contract N5ori-60, Task Order 1, Transferred to the Office of Naval Research by the Air Force, 1951 June 7
MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-27. Proposal for the expenditure of $50,000 on Contract N5ori-60, Task Order 1, transferred to the Office of Naval Research by the Air Force.
Proposal for the Extension of Contract N5ori-06002, DIC Project 6782, 1951 June 20
MIT DIC 6782. Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-28. Proposal for the Extension of Contract N5ori-06002, DIC Project 6782. Outlines work to date, the scope of proposed work, and the magnitude of proposed work.
Proposal for the Study of Digital Computation for Naval Fire Control, 1950 March 2
MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-20. This proposal follows recent discussions with technical representatives of the Office of Naval Research. Reference is made to a letter from Jay W. Forrester to Commander Gilbert H. Mitchell of the Armament Branch of ONR, dated November 25, 1949, and to the reply ONR;463S;bb, Serial No. 13, dated January 5, 1950.
Proposed responsibilities for tasks in Memorandum 6M-3416, 1955 March 16
Division 6 Limited Memo 6L-190. Memo making a proposal for the responsibilities of various organizations regarding computer programming tasks forseen in the SAGE System as outlined in Memo 6M-3416. Contains four drawings.
Publication Series, 1947 October 3
MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Memo A-29. Administrative memorandum from project Whirlwind research teams on publication series.
RCA Selectron Storage Tube, 1946 June 18
MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Engineering Note E-19. Abstract of an engineering report on the RCA Selectron Storage Tube.
Report of discussion with Messrs. Fogg and Evans from Britain's radar research establishment, 1953 September 18
Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-120. Report of a discussion regarding radar defense problems, the purpose of which was to provide an unrestricted opportunity for visitors of the Digital Computer Laboratory to criticize and evaluate the Cape Cod System.
Request for Funds for Contract N5ori-60 for the Period, July 1, 1950 through June 30, 1951, 1950 May 3
MIT DIC 6345. Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-23. This proposal gives a breakdown in funds totaling $780,000 for the continuation of the work of Project Whirlwind for the period of July 1, 1950, through June 30, 1951. The work will include the completion of WWI and its application both in the solution of mathematical, engineering, and scientific problems and in real-time simulation and control work of interest to the Air force.
Selection of a company to work with the Lincoln Laboratory on the transition system, 1953 May 12
Specifications for the central computer system for the AN/FSQ-7, 1955 January 28
Staff Organization, 1951 January 26
Project Whirlwind Administrative Memo A-113. Administrative memorandum from Electronic Computer Division research teams on staff organization.
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology -- History 2
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- Artificial intelligence -- History 1
- Computer storage devices -- Patents. 1
- Electronic digital computers 1
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- Engineering -- Study and teaching 1
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- Patent suits. 1
- Radar -- Antennas -- Research. 1
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