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Box: 2, 1941 - 1957

 Box: 2
Identifier: 2
Part of ML-27: George Stibitz papers

Description

"Automatic Balancing Circuit" by G.R.S.; Letters to Mr. Kendall by G.R.S. - NDRC Material; Notes for Talk or Memo by G.R.S. (May 1, 1941); "Notes on Circuit to Check Operate and Release Times of Relays - Case 20878" by G.R.S.; Coast Artillery Board: "How to Run a Director Test" NDRC Material; "Use of Tape Translator in the Number Group - Case 20878" by B.D. Holbrook (July 11, 1941); Application of Symbolic Logic, Report No. 6; "Electrical Relay Computing Machine for Insurance Company Calculators" by E.C. Berkeley (Oct. 8, 1941); "20 Step Counting Relay per Sketch 454L - Case 22108-1" by W.L. Leveridge (Nov. 13, 1941); "Linear Difference Mechanisms" by G.R.S. (Dec. 7, 1942); "New Five-Bar and Six-Bar Linkages in Three Dimensions" by Michael Goldberg (Dec. 7, 1942); Drawing by G.R.S., 3 copies (Jan. 18, 1943); Preliminary Layout of Material: "Computing Mechanisms and Linkages" by A. Svoboda; "Relay Difference Analyser for Ballistics" by G.R.S. (July 23, 1943); "Relay Interpolator per B-309^-2 - Description and Operation - Case 23270" by K.G. Andrews (Aug. 28, 1943); Letters between T.J. Flynn and Warren Weaver concerning Computer Aids (Nov. 30, 1943); Large Photographs of NDRC Ballistics Computer Equipment. X-6l877 Computer (1944); Preliminary Report - "Possible Computing Systems for Naval Proving Ground" by G.R.S., NDRC - Division 7 (Feb. 24, 1944); Proposed Automatic Calculating Machine (Navy Computer) (Feb. 25, 1944); "Inverse Interpolation for Ballistic Tables" by G.R.S., NDRC - Sect. 7-1 (Navy Computer) (March 25, 1944); "Calculating Systems" by S.B. Williams (March 29, 1944); "Need for Relay Computer" by E. Peterson (June 2, 1944); "History of Section 7.1 of NDRC" by G.R.S. (May 1945); Record of Invention by G.R.S. Multiplier Circuit followed by drawings;"Mechanism for Justifying Decimal Point", by G.R.S. NDRC (June 17, 1944); "Computation", by G.R.S., NDRC - Sec. 7 (Sept. 8, 1944); "Proposed Modification of Teletype Tape Transmitter for Relay Computer Function Tables" by G.R.S. (Sept. 14, 1944); "Multiregister and Adder" by G.R.S. (Nov. 9, 1944); Possibly Patentable Material by G.R.S. (Dec. 26. 1944); Suggestion of Computer Center to Dean L.E. Grinter, Illinois Institute of Technology by G.R.S. (Dec. 16, 1944); Record of Invention, Skip Drive for Teletype Transmitter by G.R.S. (includes drawings.) (Nov. 13, 1944); "Proposed Modification of Teletype Tape Transmitter" Drawings of Storage Grids by G.R.S. (Jan. 9, 1945); "Modular Operation for Relay Computer" by G.R.S. NDRC - Sect. 7-1, 2 copies (Jan. 3, 1945); "Grid-Type Permanent Table" by G.R.S., NDRC -Sect.7.1 (Jan.9, 1945); "Relay Multiplier Circuits" by G.R.S., NDRC - Sect. 7.1 (Feb. 5, 1945); "Limiting Numbers in Computer X-66744" by S.B. Williams (Jan. 25, 1945); "Disclosure of Magnetic Calculating Machine" by J.P. Eckert, Jr. (Jan. 29, 1945); "History of Relay Computation for Patent Department" by G.R.S. (1945); "Computer X-66744 - Permanent Tables for Inverse Tangents" by G.R. S. (Jan. 22, 1945); "Permanent Tables for Sines and Cosines" by S.B. Williams (Jan. 23, 1945); "Computer X-66744 - Storage Tape" by S.B. Williams ( Feb. 7, 1945); "Computer X-66744 - Trigonometric Functions" by S.B. Williams (Feb. 12, 1945); "All Purpose Computer X-6Gjkk - Routine for Discrimination, Plan A" by S.B. Williams (March 6, 1945); "Computing System for Insurance Company" Conference Notes by S. B. Williams (March 7, 1945); "Limiting Numbers in Computer X-66744" by S.B. Williams ( April 11, 1945); "The Need of a Computing Laboratory" (May 3, 1945); Letter by G.R.S. to General Patent Attorney re. bi-quinary patent application (May 30, 1945); "History of Relay Computation for Patent Department" by G.R.S. (May 30, 1945); Conference on Advanced Computation Techniques" at MIT and Harvard (Oct.29-31, 1945); "Letters to S.H. Caldwell, MIT, by G.R.S. (Concerns his disappointment, that Bell Telephone Laboratories took over all the credit of inventing the Relay Computer.) (Oct. 3, 1945); Excerpts from G.R.S. Notebook (1945-1947); Letters to Warren from G.R.S. about Selection of Computer (Dec. 19, 1945);

Letters from Barber-Coleman to G.R.S. concerning "Tape Cam Development" (April 16, 1943); "Memorandum on Large Scale Computers, Barber- Coleman Company" by G.R.S. (Jan. 23, 1948); Letters from Barber-Coleman to G.R.S. concerning ACE-Computer (Dec. 13, 1946 and Feb. 18, 1947); Letters concerning "Control of Vertical Milling Machines" (Jan. 22, 1947); "Major Changes made on the Computer Project" by Mr. Brooks (Feb. 3, 1949); "barber-Coleman: Electronic Computer" by R. E. Schuette (March 23, 1949); Report No. 909 for Barber-Coleman "Computer Control" by G.R.S. (June 2, 1949); Report No. 912 for Barber-Coleman "Model 2 Multi-wire Memory" by G.R.S. (Nov. 4, 1949); Report No. 913 for Barber-Coleman: Model No. 3 Memory Unit" by G.R.S. (Nov. 22, 1949); Report No. 914 for Barber-Coleman "Multi-Wire Memory- Model 4 (Hydraulic)" by G.R.S. (Dec. 2, 1949); Memorandum: "Acceleration of Wire Impact", by G.R.S. (Dec. 3, 1949); Memorandum: "Schemes for Construction of Memory Unit" by G.R.S.; Discussion of Memory Unit and Random Access File between Mr. Brooks and G.R.S. by mail over a two months period (Feb. 8, 1950); Visit and Report of J.H. Curtiss of NBS to Barber- Coleman Comp. and G.R.S. (Feb. 14, 1950); Additional discussion on Random Access File between Mr. Brooks and G.R.S. by mail (March 16, 1950); "Bureau of Standards Computer," Institute for Numerical Analysis, Barber-Coleman, by R.E. Schuette (March 30, 1950); "Random Access File" (April 10, 1950); Reports and Letters over a two month period between Barber-Coleman and Law Office concerning the possibility of patents ( April 13, 1950); Barber-Coleman: Progress Report - Computer Project - "Random Access File" by Mr. Brooks (June 14, 1950); Letters from Mr. Brooks to G.R.S. concerning Multiplier (June 14, 1950); Barber-Coleman: Further reports on Computer Development (July 5, 1950); Barber-Coleman: Progress Report on Random Access File (Sept. 7, 1950); Barber-Coleman - Proposed Decimal Computer (May 15, 1951); Barber-Coleman: "Analysis for Replacing Desk Calculators by the proposed Decimal Computer" (June 30, 1951); Report No. 916 for Barber-Coleman - "Suggested Applications and Printing Device." by G.R.S (Aug.11, 1951); Report No. 1312 "Firestone Tread-making Computing" by G.R.S. (Nov. 28, 1951); Report No. 917 for Barber-Coleman - "Suggestion for Printer Drum Drive" by G.R.S. (April 24, 1954); Report No. 921 for Barber-Coleman - "Coleman Patent #2,380,89V by G.R.S. (March 2, 1955); Report No. 922 for Barber-Coleman - "Stibitz Patent #2,609,143"by G.R.S. (April 15, 1955); Report No. 923 for Barber-Coleman - "Division Scheme" by G.R.S. (April 11, 1955); Report No. 3703 for Remington Rand - "Survey of Patents offered by Barber-Coleman Company" by G.R.S. (Aug. 1, 1956); For Barber-Coleman - "Checking Circuits in Various Computers" by G.R.S. (Feb. 8, 1957); Slope Angle Nomogram," Barber-Coleman.; License Agreement between G.R.S. and Barber-Coleman

Dates

  • 1941 - 1957

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Part of the Rauner Library Archives and Manuscripts Repository

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