A brief description of the context and content of materials.
Create abstract by summarizing quickly and efficiently, the context and content of material, including a small amount of biographical or historical information about the material represented and comment briefly on the scope and content, considering the following:
- function or activities
- time period and event or organization or subject
- major type of material (no need to be inclusive in the abstract)
More detailed information can be written for a scope and content note. Try to keep abstracts as short as possible.
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| This collection documents the career of Philip Morse. Morse was a member of the faculty at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 1931 to 1969 in the Department of Physics, and was a leader in the field of operations research. He also served in several administrative posts at MIT which are documented in committee records in the collection. Other material includes biographical information, correspondence, course material, trip diaries, manuscripts, and research data. |
| Materials in this collection document the professional activities of Mark E. Connelly, Research Engineer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Connelly's work was focused primarily on hybrid computing, flight simulation, and air traffic control, which was completed in the Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS). Materials span from 1946 to 1986 and comprise reports, technical memoranda, correspondence, and research materials. |
| The Servomechanisms Laboratory was formed in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1940 and was first engaged in war time servo mechanisms research related to guns, radar, and flight simulators. The laboratory continued under the Servomechanisms name until in 1959 it changed to Electronic Systems Laboratory to reflect its broader research program. Records of various research projects include laboratory notebooks, technical reports, engineering drawings and summary reports. Records of Army and Navy Gun Control Projects, the Numerically Controlled Milling Machine Project, and the APT System Project are represented along with a smaller number of Project Whirlwind documents. |