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BURKS, A. W.; GOLDSTINE, H. H. ; VON NEUMANN, J. PRELIMINARY DISCUSSION OF THE LOGICAL..., 1947, ORIGINAL WRAPPERS
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描述
- Preliminary discussion of the logical design of an electronic computing instrument. Part I, Volume I. Princeton: Institute for Advanced Study, 1947.
Second edition, 4to (277 x 210mm.), original paper wrappers, stapled, [T&W B292], wrappers with tears to spine and lower cover, staples rusting
來源
bought from Scientia, Arlington, MA, 1990
出版
Tomash & Williams B292; Origins of Cyberspace 959; Randell 1979 p.115
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
拍品資料及來源
The first published formal conceptual paper on the stored-program computer. This report, to the Army Ordnance Department, outlined the design of what came to be known as the "von Neumann"-style machine. It was one of the most detailed available on the construction and design for a stored computer. The "stored program concept" is the theory that instructions, like data, can be stored in numerical format in the internal memory of the machine. It is regarded as the one of greatest innovations in the history of the computer.
The authors, three chief members of the IAS Electronic Computer Project, explain: "If, however, the orders to the machine are reduced to a numerical code and if the machine can in some fashion distinguish a number from an order, the memory organ can be used to store both numbers and orders"
The paper was first published in July, 1946, although the present copy is the first regularly and formally distributed edition. It includes considerable expansion on the "arithmetic organ" and sections were updated to reflect the engineering advances made by the team the previous nine months.
The authors, three chief members of the IAS Electronic Computer Project, explain: "If, however, the orders to the machine are reduced to a numerical code and if the machine can in some fashion distinguish a number from an order, the memory organ can be used to store both numbers and orders"
The paper was first published in July, 1946, although the present copy is the first regularly and formally distributed edition. It includes considerable expansion on the "arithmetic organ" and sections were updated to reflect the engineering advances made by the team the previous nine months.