Harvard Mark I

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf computer
gptkbp:collaborations Harvard_University_and_IBM
gptkbp:component over 750,000 parts
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:IBM
gptkbp:controls relay switches
gptkbp:culturalImpact symbol of early computing innovation
gptkbp:dataUsage magnetic drum
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Howard_H._Aiken
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:Harvard_Museum_of_Natural_History
gptkbp:firstAwarded 1944
gptkbp:firstHeld 1959
gptkbp:hasCapacity up to 60 decimal digits
gptkbp:historicalEvent demonstrated_at_Harvard_University
gptkbp:historicalSignificance extensive technical manuals
first large-scale automatic digital computer in the U.S.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Harvard Mark I
gptkbp:influence computer engineering programs
gptkbp:influenced computational mathematics
subsequent computers
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Z3
gptkbp:inputOutput punched tape
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:Babbage's_Analytical_Engine
gptkbp:is_funded_by gptkb:U.S._government
gptkbp:language machine code
gptkbp:launchDate August 7, 1944
gptkbp:launchSite sequential programming
gptkbp:legacy paved the way for modern computing
gptkbp:length 15 meters
gptkbp:location gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:maintenance performed_by_Harvard_staff
gptkbp:notableFeature first computer to use a floating-point arithmetic
gptkbp:notableUsers scientists and mathematicians
gptkbp:numberOfStudents 3
gptkbp:operationalStatus decommissioned
air-conditioned room
gptkbp:powers 10 kilowatts
gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs gptkb:IBM_Automatic_Sequence_Controlled_Calculator_(ASCC)
gptkbp:primaryMission gptkb:Grace_Hopper
gptkbp:productionCompany 1937-1944
printed paper
gptkbp:RAM magnetic tape
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:ENIAC
gptkbp:researchContribution advancements in programming techniques
gptkbp:researchField computer science
gptkbp:startsAt $500,000
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Harvard_Mark_II
gptkbp:technology synchronization of mechanical parts
used vacuum tubes and relays.
gptkbp:type electromechanical computer
electromechanical circuits
gptkbp:usedFor calculating artillery firing tables
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:userInterface console with switches and lights
gptkbp:weight 5 tons
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1944