Artifact Details

Description

B&W. This is a typed information sheet describing two photographs in the collection.
"EDVAC 4/5/47 E-00005 Franklin Institute Philadelphia Penna
Electronic Discreet Variable Computer Brain with memory on display at Institute at Engineering exhibit"

"EDVAC 4/5/47 E-00002 Franklin Institute Philadelphia Penna
Electronic Discreet Variable Computer on display at Engineering Exhibit. Men at work are trying to find burned out tube."

iIn pencil bottom of page.
"NEL: EDVAC was begun in 1944 but was not completed until 1952.

1949 - Processor only 1950 - All units run separately 1951 - 1st large program 1952 - full system."

Date

1947-04-05

Publisher

Franklin Institute

Place of Publication

Philadelphia

Identifying Numbers

Other number	85.44	Recto: top right corner
Other number	P1146	Verso: Blue pencil

Dimensions

8 x 10 in.

Category

Typed paper

Credit

Courtesy of Gwen Bell

Lot Number

X7413.2015

Related Records

102689071	EDVAC Exhibit
102689069	EDVAC Men at work