Paper Tape for Teaching Machine (Ray Multitester)
Object Details
- Ray, Joseph J.
- Description
- For his teaching machine (known to him as the multitester), Joseph Ray used long strips of cardboard with twenty pairs of words or pairs of images written or drawn on one side. Occasionally there also were pairs of words or pairs of images on the other side. Ray called these tapes. This tape has pairs of words referring to various animals printed in ink. There are also corrections in pencil.
- For the Ray teaching machine, see accession 1979.0853. For other tapes and the device used in making them, see the rest of accession 1985.0815. For related materials see 1981.0248.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Mrs. Joseph J. Ray (through Daniel D. Ray)
- ca 1935
- ID Number
- 1985.0815.03
- catalog number
- 1985.0815.03
- accession number
- 1985.0815
- Object Name
- paper tape
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 48.5 cm x 4.2 cm; 19 3/32 in x 1 21/32 in
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Mathematics
- Teaching Machines
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Psychology
- Record ID
- nmah_1916542
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-7078-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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