IAS machine

first electronic computer to be built at the Institute for Advanced Study
Product first_generation_computer Q2535967
IAS machine
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IAS machine

Summary

IAS machine is a first-generation computer[1]. It draws 75 Wikipedia views per month (first_generation_computer category, ranking #4 of 7).[2]

Key Facts

  • IAS machine's image is recorded as IAS machine at Smithsonian.jpg[3].
  • IAS machine's instance of is recorded as first-generation computer[4].
  • IAS machine's instance of is recorded as electronic device[5].
  • IAS machine's instance of is recorded as computer architecture[6].
  • Institute for Advanced Study is named after IAS machine[7].
  • IAS machine's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01bmsj[8].
  • IAS machine's service entry is recorded as +1952-06-10T00:00:00Z[9].
  • IAS machine's service retirement is recorded as +1958-07-15T00:00:00Z[10].
  • IAS machine's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as technology/von-Neumann-machine[11].
  • IAS machine's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q100995', 'amount': '+1000'}[12].
  • IAS machine's has part is recorded as vacuum tube[13].
  • IAS machine's storage capacity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q8805', 'amount': '+5120'}[14].
  • IAS machine's Quora topic ID is recorded as IAS-Machine[15].

Why It Matters

IAS machine draws 75 Wikipedia views per month (first_generation_computer category, ranking #4 of 7).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Quora. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). IAS machine. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ias-machine
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ias-machine_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{IAS machine}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ias-machine}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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