William A. Higinbotham papers

Collection

Identifier: CBI 131

Staff Only

Scope and Content Note

The collection contains memoranda and correspondence from November 1948 about the operation of the EDVAC including a Moore School memorandum and Higinbotham's memorandum; an United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) memorandum on EDVAC support from January 1949 and related outgoing AEC correspondence from 1948-1949. Also included is a letter from R. E. Meagher to Gerald F. Tape of Brookhaven concerning the construction of an ILLIAC-type machine at Brookhaven.

Dates

Creation: 1948-1955

Creator

Higinbotham, William A. (Person)

Language of Materials

English

Access to materials:

Access to the collection is unrestricted.

Copyright:

The Charles Babbage Institute holds the copyright to all the materials in the collection, except for items covered by a prior copyright (such as published materials). Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provisions of the copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).

Biographical Note

William A. Higinbotham, of Brookhaven National Laboratory, prepared a memorandum for the United States Atomic Energy Commission on the status of the EDVAC project in late 1948. He also investigated the possibility of Brookhaven constructing an ILLIAC-type machine in 1955.

Extent

1 box (0.1 cubic feet)

Additional Description

Abstract

Memoranda and correspondence related to William Higinbotham's evaluation of the EDVAC project for the Atomic Energy Commission (1948-1949) and a letter related to Brookhaven's interest in building a computer (1955).