"IBM World of Numbers," 1958

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Artifact Overview

1958 was a definitive year for IBM. This was the year the company stopped producing time-keeping devices and shifted focus to the growing computing market. The IBM 305 RAMAC computer debuted in 1958. And this brochure, from the same year, contains information about mathematics and computers, the history of numbers, analog and digital computers, stored programs, and computing hardware.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Booklet

Date Made

1958

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2015.48.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 8.5 in
Width: 11 in

Inscriptions

Text on front cover: IBM / World of Numbers
"IBM World of Numbers," 1958