MIT Collects: Whirlwind Gallery Talk

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A front view of the Whirlwind computer, the first digital computer, showcasing its intricate design with rows of vacuum tubes, wires, and components arranged on multiple levels within a sturdy metal frame. The image highlights the complexity of early computing hardware.

The MIT Museum has over 1.5 million objects in its collection and each one tells a story (or many stories) that reveal MIT through its material culture.

No application or registration needed.

Cost

Free with museum admission

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  • In-person only.

MIT Museum, Gambrill Center

314 Main Street
Building E-28
Cambridge, MA 02142
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Neighborhood

Area 2, East Cambridge, and The Port

Dates and Times

શુક્રવાર, નવેમ્બર 22, 2PM – 2:30PM

Additional information

Join Curator of Science and Technology Debbie Douglas and Distinguished Engineer and MIT Museum Volunteer Guy Fedorkow in MIT Collects where they will tell the fascinating story of building an emulator for Whirlwind, MIT's first digital computer. You don't have to be a computer nerd to be fascinated by how a diverse team of women and men (including the first black computer operator) figured out how to get this gigantic machine (2,500 sf!) to solve problems in "real time."

A front view of the Whirlwind computer, the first digital computer, showcasing its intricate design with rows of vacuum tubes, wires, and components arranged on multiple levels within a sturdy metal frame. The image highlights the complexity of early computing hardware.
શુક્રવાર, નવેમ્બર 22, 2PM – 2:30PM
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Kate Silverman Wilson

MIT Museum

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