Harvard Mark I Print and Punch Unit, IBM ASCC

National Museum of American History

Object Details

IBM
Harvard University
Description
This is a component of the IBM Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator (ASCC), known otherwise as the Harvard Mark I. The cast iron object has gearing drive, card holder, electrical connection, and weight.
Location
Currently on loan
Credit Line
Gift of President and Fellows of Harvard University
1944
ID Number
MA.323580
accession number
248831
catalog number
323580
Object Name
Computer Component
Electromechanical Computer Component
Other Terms
Computer Component; Electromechanical Computer Component; Card Unit
Physical Description
iron (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 38 cm x 43 cm x 66 cm; 14 15/16 in x 16 15/16 in x 26 in
place made
United States: Massachusetts, Cambridge, Harvard University
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Medicine and Science: Mathematics
Computers & Business Machines
National Museum of American History
Subject
Mathematics
Record ID
nmah_904258
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-8ae0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Harvard Mark I Print and Punch Unit, IBM ASCC
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