Statements (59)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
computer
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gptkbp:collaborations |
gptkb:Howard_Aiken
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gptkbp:component |
switches
vacuum tubes relays electromechanical parts |
gptkbp:decommissioned |
1959
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gptkbp:developedBy |
gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:IBM |
gptkbp:dimensions |
2.5 meters high
15 meters long 0.9 meters wide |
gptkbp:firstGeneration |
1944
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gptkbp:hasResearchInterest |
physics
engineering mathematics |
gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
first large-scale automatic digital computer
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Mark I
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gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Alan_Turing
gptkb:Charles_Babbage |
gptkbp:inputOutput |
punched tape
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gptkbp:is_funded_by |
gptkb:U.S._government
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gptkbp:language |
machine code
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gptkbp:legacy |
paved the way for future computers
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gptkbp:length |
51 feet
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Harvard_University
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gptkbp:maintenance |
required specialized personnel
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gptkbp:notableFeature |
first to use a binary arithmetic system
first to use a binary system first to use a computer network system first to use a decimal arithmetic system first to use a digital clock first to use a digital memory system first to use a digital signal processor first to use a fixed-point arithmetic system first to use a floating-point arithmetic system first to use a graphical user interface first to use a hybrid computing architecture first to use a mechanical calculator first to use a mechanical memory system first to use a microprocessor architecture first to use a modular design first to use a programmable calculator first to use a programmable logic controller first to use a punched card system first to use a relay-based architecture first to use a stored program concept first computer to use a program-controlled sequence of operations |
gptkbp:numberOfStudents |
750,000
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gptkbp:operationalStatus |
15 years
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gptkbp:powers |
5 kilowatts
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gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs |
gptkb:IBM_Automatic_Sequence_Controlled_Calculator
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gptkbp:productionCompany |
printed paper tape
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gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Mark_II
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gptkbp:type |
electromechanical computer
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gptkbp:usedFor |
calculating artillery firing tables
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gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:weight |
5 tons
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gptkbp:yearEstablished |
1944
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