Papers relating to the development of EDSAC [Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator], one of the earliest electronic computers, 1934 - 1989
Scope and Contents
The archives comprise limited quantities of administrative material, including of the Computing Service. Much more significant are the surviving records of EDSAC and EDSAC 2 [Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator], among the earliest electronic computers, developed in the late 1940s and 1950s.
Dates
- Creation: 1934 - 1989
Creator
- From the Fonds: University of Cambridge. Mathematical Laboratory (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The University Archives are generally freely available to the holder of a reader's ticket for the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library, West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DR. Restrictions on access are imposed on certain categories of sensitive record: financial, governmental and personal, by order of the originating body or under data protection legislation. Access information, including opening hours and how to obtain a reader's ticket, appears as part of the Library's web site (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Extent
54 archive box(es)
Language of Materials
English
Date information
DateText: bulk 1946-65.
Finding aid date
2009-05-25 14:19:48+00:00
Repository Details
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