First Progress Report

Excerpt from First Progress Report: On a Multi-Channel Magnetic Drum Inner Memory, for Use in Electronic Digital Computing Instruments The ensuing report has been prepared in accordance with the terms of Contract N6-ord-139, Task Order II, between Office of Naval Research, U. S. Navy, and the Institute for Advanced Study. The express purpose of this report is to furnish contemporary advice to the Service regarding steps taken and contemplated toward the realization of an electronic computing instrument embodying the principles outlined in the following Institute for Advanced Study reports: (1)"Preliminary Discussion of the Logical Design of an Electronic Computing Instrument", by Burks, Goldstine, and von Neumann. 28 June 1946. (2)"Interim Progress Report on the Physical Realization of an Electronic Computing Instrument", by Bigelow, Pomerene, Slutz, and Ware. 1 January 1947. (3)"Planning and Coding of Problems for an Electronic Computing Instrument", by Goldstine and von Neumann. 1 April 1947. (4)"Second Interim Progress Report on the Physical Realization of an Electronic Computing Instrument", by Bigelow, Hildebrandt, Pomerene, Snyder, Slutz, and Ware. 1 July 1947. (5)"Third Interim Progress Report on the Physical Realization of an Electronic Computing Instrument", by Bigelow, Hildebrandt, Pomerene, Rosenberg, Slutz, and Ware. 1 January 1948. (6)"Planning and Coding of Problems for an Electronic Computing Instrument, Part II", by Goldstine and von Neumann. 15 April 1948. (7)"Fourth Interim Progress Report on the Physical Realization of an Electronic Computing Instrument", by Bigelow, Hildebrandt, Panagos, Pomerene, Rosenberg, Slutz, and Ware. 1 July 1948. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.