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Whirlwind Computer
World History 7.01: Assess the degree to which discoveries, innovations, and technologies have accelerated change.
This is the Whirlwind which was an early MIT and US Navy computer. It was completed in 1951 and used over 5000 vacuum tubes. Students should understand the origins of the computer age and be able to analyze the impact that these new technologies have had in our lives. Teachers could contrast a massive machine like this with something like a modern cellphone which has exponentially more power.
From:www.computerhistory.org/timeline/images/1943_whirlwind_la...
Whirlwind Computer
World History 7.01: Assess the degree to which discoveries, innovations, and technologies have accelerated change.
This is the Whirlwind which was an early MIT and US Navy computer. It was completed in 1951 and used over 5000 vacuum tubes. Students should understand the origins of the computer age and be able to analyze the impact that these new technologies have had in our lives. Teachers could contrast a massive machine like this with something like a modern cellphone which has exponentially more power.
From:www.computerhistory.org/timeline/images/1943_whirlwind_la...