Fascinating
facts about Jay W. Forrester
inventor of Random Access Memory in 1951. |
Jay Forrester |
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AT A GLANCE:
In 1951, Jay W, Forrester invented
the first random-access magnetic core store
(memory) for an electronic digital computer. He also supervised the building
of the Whirlwind digital computer, and studied the application of computers
to management problems, developing methods for computer simulation. Source:
The History of Computing Project
| Inventor: |
Jay Wright
Forrester |
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Criteria: |
First to invent. First
to patent. First practical. |
| Birth: |
July 14,
1918 in Anselmo, Nebraska |
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Nationality: |
American |
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Invention: |
Random Access Memory |
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Function: |
noun / usually known by
its acronym, RAM |
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Definition: |
The most common computer
memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks
allowing information to be stored or accessed in any order and all
storage locations are equally accessible |
| Patent: |
2,736,880 (US) issued
February 28, 1956 |
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Computing History from The Great Idea Finder
Evolution of Computing
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