Whirlwind I

Whirlwind Computer designed by Jay Forrester. Electrical engineer Jay Wright Forrester contributed to the development of computers. He designed and supervised work on the Whirlwind I computer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The largest, fastest, and most powerful of the early electronic computers, Whirlwind incorporated innovations in computer software, including a comprehensive system for translating symbolic instructions into machine operations. Forrester directed (1951-56) the MIT Digital Computer Laboratory where he invented magnetic core memory. He also worked at MIT's Lincoln Laboratory, adapting the technology of Whirlwind for use in an early warning air defense system. He is now a professor of industrial management at MIT. The links included herein relate to the Whirlwind I.