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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Harvard Mark III computer canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8672947 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harvard Mark III computer Context triple: [Howard Aiken, designed, Harvard Mark III computer]
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Harvard Mark I computer
The Harvard Mark I computer was an early electromechanical, general-purpose computer built during World War II that pioneered the separation of data and instruction storage later known as the Harvard architecture.
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UNIVAC I
UNIVAC I was one of the earliest commercial electronic computers, pioneering large-scale data processing for government and business in the early 1950s.
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Mark-8 computer
The Mark-8 computer was an early 1970s do-it-yourself microcomputer kit for hobbyists, notable as one of the first published designs for a home computer.
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D.
EDVAC
EDVAC was one of the earliest electronic stored-program computers, pioneering the use of binary arithmetic and influencing the development of modern computer architecture.
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E.
IBM 704
The IBM 704 was a pioneering 1950s vacuum-tube mainframe computer notable for its support of floating-point arithmetic and its influential role in early high-level programming languages and computer architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harvard Mark III computer Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Harvard Mark I computer
The Harvard Mark I computer was an early electromechanical, general-purpose computer built during World War II that pioneered the separation of data and instruction storage later known as the Harvard architecture.
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B.
UNIVAC I
UNIVAC I was one of the earliest commercial electronic computers, pioneering large-scale data processing for government and business in the early 1950s.
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C.
Mark-8 computer
The Mark-8 computer was an early 1970s do-it-yourself microcomputer kit for hobbyists, notable as one of the first published designs for a home computer.
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D.
EDVAC
EDVAC was one of the earliest electronic stored-program computers, pioneering the use of binary arithmetic and influencing the development of modern computer architecture.
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E.
IBM 704
The IBM 704 was a pioneering 1950s vacuum-tube mainframe computer notable for its support of floating-point arithmetic and its influential role in early high-level programming languages and computer architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harvard Mark III computer Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
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