Project Whirlwind: Recent submissions

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    • Group 63 Seminar on Magnetism, XXXIX 

      Loeb, Arthur L.; Menyuk, Norman (MIT Digital Computer Laboratory, 1953-03-17)
      This memo is a summary of a Group 63 seminar on magnetism. Topics include ferromagnetism and the structure sensitivity of the magnetic properties of iron.

    • Minutes of Joint MIT - IBM Conference Held at Hartford Connecticut April 21, 1953 

      Kromer, A. P. (MIT Digital Computer Laboratory, 1953-04-23)
      Minutes of a Joint MIT - IBM Conference held at Hartford, Connecticut on January 20, 1953. The purpose of the meeting was to afford opportunity to present to the large number of people engaged on different portions of the ...

    • Polishing Specimens of Ferrites 

      Vinal, Francis E. (MIT Digital Computer Laboratory, 1952-10-14)
      Phase relationships in ferrite bodies and correlation with loop squareness and other electrical and magnetic properties have raised questions about polishing specimens for photo-micrographic and thin-section study. This ...

    • Field of Work 

      Kromer, A. P. (MIT Digital Computer Laboratory, 1953-03-09)
      Memorandum on the current assignment of personnel at MIT and IBM in the various fields of development for the Whirlwind II program.

    • Group 63 Seminar on Magnetism, XXXI 

      Loeb, Arthur L.; Menyuk, Norman (MIT Digital Computer Laboratory, 1953-02-11)
      This memo is a summary of a Group 63 seminar on magnetism. Topics include the anti symmetric spin function, symmetric space function, symmetric spin function, and anti-symmetric spin function.

    • Symposium on Progress in Quality Electronic Components, Washington D.C., May 5, 6, 7, 1952. 

      Watt, C. W.; Paine, B. B. (MIT Digital Computer Laboratory, 1952-05-13)
      The program of the symposium is outlined, and summaries of certain papers of interest to the laboratory are presented.

    • Whirlwind II Meeting of April 25, 1952 

      Taylor, Norman H.; Mayer, Rollin P.; Papian, William N. (MIT Digital Computer Laboratory, 1952-05-21)
      Memorandum summarizing the discussion of the Whirlwind II Meeting of April 25, 1952. Topics include engineering problems, general things being worked on, and the history of recent developments.

    • Visit of October 28, 1952, to Bell Telephone Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey 

      Buck, Dudley A. (MIT Digital Computer Laboratory, 1952-10-31)
      On October 28, 1952, D. R. Brown, P. K. Baltzer and D. A. Buck of this laboratory visited the Bell Telephone Laboratories at Murray Hill, New Jersey, to discuss magnetic materials research with the following Bell men: R. ...

    • Laboratory Personnel 

      Digital Computer Laboratory Administrative Staff (MIT Digital Computer Laboratory, 1952-11-01)
      Memorandum listing Laboratory Personnel of the MIT Digital Computer Laboratory.

    • Group 63 Seminar on Magnetism, XLVII 

      Loeb, Arthur L.; Menyuk, Norman (MIT Digital Computer Laboratory, 1953-04-07)
      This memo is a summary of a Group 63 seminar on magnetism. Topics include the spinel structure of ferrites, basic crystal structures, and axes of symmetry.

    • Group 63 Seminar on Magnetism, XLII 

      Loeb, Arthur L.; Baltzer, Philip K.; Goodenough, John B.; Menyuk, Norman (MIT Digital Computer Laboratory, 1953-03-23)
      This memo is a summary of a Group 63 seminar on magnetism. Topics include evaluation of the density of energy states at the top of the Fermi distribution, and binding energies in body-centered transition metals.

    • WWII Block Diagrams Meeting of May 13 & 15, 1952 

      Hosier, W. A. (MIT Digital Computer Laboratory, 1952-05-27)
      This note summarizes the discussion at the above meeting for the benefit of those who may wish to trace the course of thought on the subject.

    • Laboratory Personnel 

      Digital Computer Laboratory Administrative Staff (MIT Digital Computer Laboratory, 1952-06-01)
      Memorandum listing Laboratory Personnel of the MIT Digital Computer Laboratory.

    • Summary of IBM - MIT Collaboration, January 1, 1953 to January 31, 1953 inclusive 

      Kromer, A. P. (MIT Digital Computer Laboratory, 1953-02-03)
      The third month of the interval covered by the Subcontract between MIT and IBM has continued discussions regarding engineering aspects of the Air Defense problem. Principle among these has been the proposal made by IBM ...

    • Whirlwind II Meeting of March 14, 1952 

      Taylor, Norman H.; Mayer, Rollin P. (MIT Digital Computer Laboratory, 1952-03-18)
      Memorandum on the Whirlwind II meeting of March 14, 1952 on a number of questions which remain to be settled before attempting to build a prototype computer.

    • X and Y Plane Drivers for WWII Memory 

      Shansky, David (MIT Digital Computer Laboratory, 1953-02-26)
      A number of different schemes are being considered as possible candidates for the circuitry to be employed in the X-Y plane current drivers in WWII. Briefly, they may be classified as to the type of selection mechanism ...

    • Whirlwind II Meeting of March 7, 1952 

      Taylor, Norman H.; Mayer, Rollin P. (MIT Digital Computer Laboratory, 1952-03-10)
      Memorandum on the Whirlwind II meeting of March 7, 1952. Topics include the possibility of building a "passive" computer, static multipliers, static elements, ferro-electric switches, and symbols for ferro-magnetic circuits.

    • Z-Plane Driver (WWII Memory Digit Plane) 

      Shansky, David (MIT Digital Computer Laboratory, 1953-03-27)
      Memorandum on planning for a memory address selection scheme, the Z-plane driver, and the Whirlwind II memory digit plane.

    • Group 63 Seminar on Magnetism, XXX 

      Loeb, Arthur L.; Menyuk, Norman (MIT Digital Computer Laboratory, 1953-02-10)
      This memo is a summary of a Group 63 seminar on magnetism. Topics include space functions at and near the ground state, helium, and beryllium.

    • Group 63 Seminar on Magnetism, XLVI, March 26, 1953 

      Loeb, Arthur L.; Goodenough, John B. (MIT Digital Computer Laboratory, 1953-04-02)
      This memo is a summary of a Group 63 seminar on magnetism. Topics include ferrimagnetic properties of ferrites and the mechanism of spin reversal in domain wall motion. Professor N. Bloembergen of the Department of Physics, ...