Can machines think?
General
Description
Originally broadcast as a segment of the television program Johns Hopkins science review on October 27, 1952 from the studios of WAAM in Baltimore, Md. Black and white. Lynn Poole, producer; Paul Kane, director; Joel Chaseman, narrator; produced by WAAM television station in Baltimore, Md. for the Dumont Network. Lynn Poole, John W. Mauchly, presenters. Digitized in 2003.
Abstract
This program discusses the scientific and business uses of computers, such as calculating 1950 census data for the U. S. Bureau of Census. It also shows the assembly of UNIVAC (universal automatic computer) at the Remington Rand plant. Dr. John W. Mauchly explains and demonstrates how a computer works, including creation of the magnetic tapes that give instruction to a computer. The program concludes that no, a computer cannot think.
Title Language
Dates
Date Published
1952-10-27
Publisher
Digital Publisher
Language
Identifiers
OCLC Number
53957880
Collection Number
COLL-0008
Resources
Resource Type
Moving Image
Extent
00:29:45hh:mm:ss
Contributor
Broadcaster (brd): Du Mont Television Network
Director (drt): Kane, Paul
Narrator (nrt): Chaseman, Joel
Production personnel (prd): Mauchly, John W. (John William), 1907-1980
Production personnel (prd): Poole, Lynn
Producer (pro): Poole, Lynn
Producer (pro): WAAM (Television station : Baltimore, Md.)
Copyright and Use
Copyright and Use
Copyright Not Evaluated
System
Access Rights
Public digital access
Model
Video
Unique ID
4fd215e6-fc94-4f7c-9b6a-957ea11e0294