Harvard Computation Laboratory

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computer science research center research laboratory

The Harvard Computation Laboratory was a pioneering research center at Harvard University that developed early electromechanical and electronic computers, including the Harvard Mark I, under the direction of Howard Aiken.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Harvard University (Mark I project)	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	computer science research center ⓘ research laboratory ⓘ
affiliation	Harvard University ⓘ
alternateName	Harvard Computation Lab NERFINISHED ⓘ Harvard Computation Laboratory for Applied Mathematics NERFINISHED ⓘ
collaboratedWith	International Business Machines (IBM) NERFINISHED ⓘ
contributedTo	advancement of large-scale calculating machines ⓘ development of stored-program computer concepts ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
developed	Harvard Mark I NERFINISHED ⓘ Harvard Mark II NERFINISHED ⓘ Harvard Mark III NERFINISHED ⓘ Harvard Mark IV NERFINISHED ⓘ
director	Howard H. Aiken NERFINISHED ⓘ
educated	early computer scientists ⓘ engineers ⓘ
era	World War II ⓘ early Cold War ⓘ
field	applied mathematics ⓘ computer science ⓘ computing machinery ⓘ
foundedBy	Howard H. Aiken NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasKeyPerson	Grace Hopper NERFINISHED ⓘ Howard H. Aiken NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalSignificance	one of the earliest university-based computer laboratories ⓘ pioneering center in large-scale automatic computation ⓘ
influenced	design of later mainframe computers ⓘ development of academic computer science programs ⓘ
knownFor	Harvard Mark I NERFINISHED ⓘ Harvard Mark II NERFINISHED ⓘ Harvard Mark III NERFINISHED ⓘ Harvard Mark IV NERFINISHED ⓘ development of early electromechanical computers ⓘ development of early electronic computers ⓘ
locatedIn	Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ Harvard University NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableProject	Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator (ASCC) NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ
researchFocus	automatic computation ⓘ ballistics calculations ⓘ numerical analysis ⓘ
supportedBy	IBM NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedTechnology	electromechanical relays ⓘ electronic components ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Howard Aiken → hasEmployer → Harvard Computation Laboratory ⓘ

Amazing Grace → employer → Harvard Computation Laboratory ⓘ

subject surface form: Grace Hopper

this entity surface form: Harvard University (Mark I project)

Harvard Mark I computer → operatedBy → Harvard Computation Laboratory ⓘ

subject surface form: Harvard Mark I