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Computers -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Fernando J. Corbató papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MC-0371
Scope and Contents

The Fernando J. Corbató papers date from approximately 1964 to 1997.

Materials include: notebooks, manuals, examinations, and meeting materials.

Topics include Graduate Record Exam (GRE) Education Testing Service, teaching assignments, and Multics.

Dates: 1964 - 1997

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Computation Center records

 Collection
Identifier: AC-0062
Abstract This set of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Computation Center records spans the years 1950-1962 and documents the genesis of the Computation Center and its eventual transformation into the Information Processing Center. The Computation Center housed one of the first high-speed digital computers built by IBM with technology developed at MIT in Project Whirlwind. The purpose of the Center was to provide a means to educate faculty and students in the use of high-speed digital...
Dates: 1950 - 1962