Harvard Mark III computer
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The Harvard Mark III computer was an early electromechanical/digital hybrid computer developed in the late 1940s that advanced stored-program concepts and military computation at Harvard University.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Harvard Mark III | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
digital computer
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early computer ⓘ electromechanical computer ⓘ hybrid computer ⓘ |
| architecture | stored-program architecture ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Harvard Mark I
NERFINISHED
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Harvard Mark II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
historical computer
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military computer ⓘ |
| control |
partly controlled by electromechanical relays
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programmed by stored instructions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| developer |
Harvard University
NERFINISHED
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Howard H. Aiken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | United States Navy ⓘ |
| era | first generation computers ⓘ |
| feature |
automatic sequencing of instructions
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electromechanical components ⓘ electronic components ⓘ floating-point arithmetic ⓘ magnetic drum memory ⓘ parallel operations compared to predecessors ⓘ punched card input ⓘ punched tape input ⓘ |
| field |
computer science history
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military computing ⓘ |
| follows | Harvard Mark II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | late 1940s ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Harvard University NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| memoryType |
electromechanical registers
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magnetic drum ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Harvard University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advancing stored-program concepts
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integration of electromechanical and electronic elements ⓘ use in post–World War II military research ⓘ |
| partOf | Harvard Mark series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource | electrical power ⓘ |
| precedes | Harvard Mark IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsor | United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| use |
ballistics calculations
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military computation ⓘ scientific computation ⓘ |
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