Bob Arnzen and Wesley Clark with the "TOWTMTEWP" Computer, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, circa 1972
THF286935 / Bob Arnzen and Wesley Clark with the "TOWTMTEWP" Computer, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, circa 1972
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Artifact Overview
In 1936, Alan Turing wrote about a theoretical universal computer now referred to as a "Turing Machine." In 1972, Washington University professors Wesley Clark and Bob Arnzen likely made the first physical version of Turing's machine. Clark used the TOWTMTEWP ("The Only Working Turing Machine There Ever Was Probably") as an educational tool, demonstrating basic computer theory for his students.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1972
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2017.100.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Wesley A. Clark.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
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