Harvard Mark I roll of paper tape for sequence control
Date: 1940-1945
Inventory Number: 2014-1-0004
Classification: Punched Tape
Maker: James G. Baker (1914 - 2005)
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Dimensions:
8.5 × 8.3 × 9 cm (3 3/8 × 3 1/4 × 3 9/16 in.)
box: 14.6 × 13.3 × 13 cm (5 3/4 × 5 1/4 × 5 1/8 in.)
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Description:
A roll of punched paper tape used by Dr. James G. Baker in programming the Mark I computer.
Historical AttributesOne of earliest programs deployed on the IBM Harvard Mark 1 computer by Dr. James G. Baker. He was the first to program the computer for the design of optical lenses.
ProvenanceJames G. Baker, New Hampshire; gift of Brenda and Neil Baker, his children, to CHSI in 2014.