DocumentCode :
1005519
Title :
Ferrite core memories that shaped an industry
Author :
Pugh, Emerson W.
Author_Institution :
IEEE TMAG
Volume :
20
Issue :
5
fYear :
1984
fDate :
9/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
1499
Lastpage :
1502
Abstract :
The development of reliable, high-speed ferrite core memories that could be mass-produced at low cost was probably the most important innovation that made stored-program computers a practical, commercial reality in the 1950s. Users could now entrust large quantities of data and instructions to memory, making programming easier and job execution faster. The ever increasing demand for more memory reshaped computer systems and, ultimately, the computer industry. The technology had many inventors. Best known are J. W. Forrester of MIT who received from IBM the largest payment on record for any invention to that time and J. A. Rajchman of RCA who, for a time, was awarded most of Forrester´s patent claims. Other important inventors include E. Albers-Schönberg, J. P. Eckert, M. K. Haynes, F. W. Viehe, and A. Wang. It was, however, the technology champions, product innovators, and development engineers who played the dominant roles in the success of ferrite core memories.
Keywords :
Ferrite core memories; History; Application software; Circuits; Computer industry; Costs; Digital arithmetic; Electron tubes; Ferrites; Flip-flops; Relays; Technological innovation;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9464
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.1984.1063416
Filename :
1063416
Link To Document :
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