Progress Report, Project 6751, November 13, 1950 To March 2, 1951, 1951 March 14
Scope and Contents
MIT DIC 6751. Project Whirlwind Memo M-1181. During the period from November 13, 1950, to January 29, 1951, work on Project 6751 — the application of a digital computer to underground oil reservoir problems — was directed towards gaining familiarity with the problems and the work which has been done elsewhere. Since that time, active programming of a particular simplified version of the problem has been underway and will be ready for trial runs on Whirlwind I in the near future. Progress report by project Whirlwind I research teams on Project 6751.
Dates
- 1951 March 14
Creator
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Servomechanisms Laboratory (Publisher, Organization)
Extent
From the Collection: 3.9 Gigabytes (4035 MB in 1835 digital files in 31 folders)
From the Collection: 56.3 Cubic Feet (189 boxes including 142 microfilm reels)
Language of Materials
From the Series: English
Creator
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Servomechanisms Laboratory (Publisher, Organization)
- Porter, J. D. (Person)
- Adams, C. W. (Person)
Repository Details
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