 The IAS machine on display at the Smithsonian Institution | |
| Developer | John von Neumann |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) |
| Release date | June 10, 1952 |
| Lifespan | 1952–1958 |
| CPU | 1,700 vacuum tubes |
| Memory | 1,024 words (5.1 kilobytes) (Williams tubes) |
| Mass | 1,000 pounds (450 kg) |
| Computer architecture bit widths |
|---|
| Bit |
| Application |
| Binary floating-point precision |
| Decimal floating-point precision |
The IAS machine was the first electronic computer built at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in Princeton, New Jersey. It is sometimes called the von Neumann machine, since the paper describing its design was edited by John von Neumann, a mathematics professor at both Princeton University and IAS. The computer was built under his direction, starting in 1946 and finished in 1951.[1] The general organization is called von Neumann architecture, even though it was both conceived and implemented by others.[2] The computer is in the collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History but is not currently on display.[3]
- ^ "The IAS Computer, 1952". National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
- ^ Deepali A.Godse; Atul P.Godse (2010). Computer Organization. Technical Publications. pp. 3–9. ISBN 978-81-8431-772-5.
- ^ Smithsonian IAS webpage