SAGE air defense system

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:surface-to-air_missile
gptkbp:component gptkb:communication
gptkb:AN/FSQ-7_computer
radar stations
direction centers
combat centers
gptkbp:cost over $8 billion (1950s dollars)
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:MIT_Lincoln_Laboratory
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:employedPersonnel over 20,000
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Semi-Automatic_Ground_Environment
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SAGE air defense system
gptkbp:influenced air traffic control systems
computer networking
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Whirlwind_computer
gptkbp:introduced 1950s
gptkbp:location gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:notableFor real-time data processing
first large-scale computer networking
massive vacuum tube computers
use of light guns for input
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Truax_Field
gptkb:Luke_Air_Force_Base
gptkb:McGuire_Air_Force_Base
gptkb:Malmstrom_Air_Force_Base
gptkb:McChord_Air_Force_Base
gptkb:Duluth_Air_Force_Station
gptkb:Fort_Lee_Air_Force_Station
gptkb:Gunter_Air_Force_Base
gptkb:Hamilton_Air_Force_Base
gptkb:Hancock_Field_Air_National_Guard_Base
gptkb:Richards-Gebaur_Air_Force_Base
gptkb:Stewart_Air_Force_Base
gptkb:Grand_Forks_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:numberOfCombatCenters 3
gptkbp:numberOfDirectionCenters 23
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:operator gptkb:North_American_Aerospace_Defense_Command
gptkbp:purpose air defense coordination
interception of enemy aircraft
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Joint_Surveillance_System
gptkbp:retired 1983
gptkbp:technology modems
vacuum tube computers
telephone lines
digital data transmission
display consoles
light gun input devices
radar data processing
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:George_Valley
gptkb:IBM_709
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6