EDVAC
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EDVAC was one of the earliest electronic stored-program computers, pioneering the use of binary arithmetic and influencing the development of modern computer architecture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| EDVAC canonical | 16 |
| EDVAC project | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T737781 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: EDVAC Context triple: [von Neumann architecture, appliedIn, EDVAC]
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A.
First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC
First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC is a seminal 1945 technical report that laid out the stored-program computer architecture that became the foundation for most modern computers.
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B.
COSMAC ELF computer
The COSMAC ELF computer is a simple, low-cost, build-it-yourself microcomputer from the late 1970s that became popular among hobbyists for learning and experimenting with early personal computing.
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C.
Honeywell DDP-516 minicomputer
The Honeywell DDP-516 minicomputer was a rugged, 16-bit computer from the 1960s widely used in real-time and military applications, notably serving as the hardware platform for the original ARPANET Interface Message Processors.
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D.
RCA 1802 microprocessor
The RCA 1802 microprocessor is an early CMOS-based 8-bit CPU notable for its low power consumption, radiation hardness, and use in spacecraft and embedded systems in the 1970s and 1980s.
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E.
IBM 700/7000 series
The IBM 700/7000 series was a family of early large-scale mainframe computers from the 1950s and early 1960s that played a key role in scientific, engineering, and business computing before the advent of more standardized systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: EDVAC Target entity description: EDVAC was one of the earliest electronic stored-program computers, pioneering the use of binary arithmetic and influencing the development of modern computer architecture.
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A.
First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC
First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC is a seminal 1945 technical report that laid out the stored-program computer architecture that became the foundation for most modern computers.
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B.
COSMAC ELF computer
The COSMAC ELF computer is a simple, low-cost, build-it-yourself microcomputer from the late 1970s that became popular among hobbyists for learning and experimenting with early personal computing.
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C.
Honeywell DDP-516 minicomputer
The Honeywell DDP-516 minicomputer was a rugged, 16-bit computer from the 1960s widely used in real-time and military applications, notably serving as the hardware platform for the original ARPANET Interface Message Processors.
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D.
RCA 1802 microprocessor
The RCA 1802 microprocessor is an early CMOS-based 8-bit CPU notable for its low power consumption, radiation hardness, and use in spacecraft and embedded systems in the 1970s and 1980s.
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E.
IBM 700/7000 series
The IBM 700/7000 series was a family of early large-scale mainframe computers from the 1950s and early 1960s that played a key role in scientific, engineering, and business computing before the advent of more standardized systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electronic computer
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stored-program computer ⓘ von Neumann architecture computer ⓘ |
| architectureType | stored-program architecture ⓘ |
| city | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| clockFrequency | about 1 MHz ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
U.S. Army Ordnance Department
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Ordnance Department
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| completionDate | 1949 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| decommissionedDate | 1961 ⓘ |
| designStartDate |
1944
ⓘ
1945 ⓘ |
| developer |
John Presper Eckert
ⓘ
linked to:
J. Presper Eckert
John William Mauchly ⓘ
linked to:
John W. Mauchly
Moore School of Electrical Engineering ⓘ University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| distinctionFromENIAC |
stored program in memory
ⓘ
used binary instead of decimal ⓘ |
| documentedIn | First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC ⓘ |
| firstOperationalDate | 1951 ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
central control unit
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input unit ⓘ memory unit ⓘ output unit ⓘ serial binary arithmetic unit ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
influential in defining modern computer architecture concepts
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one of the earliest electronic stored-program computers ⓘ pioneered binary arithmetic in general-purpose computers ⓘ |
| influenced |
IAS machine
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modern computer architecture ⓘ von Neumann architecture ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
ENIAC
ⓘ
linked to:
ENIAC project
|
| location |
Moore School of Electrical Engineering
ⓘ
University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| logicType | binary ⓘ |
| memoryCapacity | approximately 1,000 44-bit words ⓘ |
| numberOfVacuumTubes | about 6,000 ⓘ |
| powerSource | vacuum tubes ⓘ |
| purpose |
ballistics calculations
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scientific computation ⓘ |
| reportAuthor | John von Neumann ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| uses |
binary arithmetic
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mercury delay line memory ⓘ serial processing ⓘ |
| wordLength | 44-bit ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: EDVAC Description of subject: EDVAC was one of the earliest electronic stored-program computers, pioneering the use of binary arithmetic and influencing the development of modern computer architecture.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.