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