DocumentCode
976474
Title
A New Concept in Computing
Author
Wigington, R.L.
Author_Institution
National Security Agency, Dept. of Defense, Ft. Meade, Md.
Volume
47
Issue
4
fYear
1959
fDate
4/1/1959 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
516
Lastpage
523
Abstract
A new computing scheme was proposed by von Neumann in a patent submitted in 1954 and granted posthumously last December. This paper is an explanatory statement of those ideas. The concept of using the phase of a sine-wave signal as an information-bearing medium which together with majority logic permits the realization of logic operations is described in detail. Simple logical aggregates are given as examples.
Keywords
Aggregates; Capacitors; Circuits; Filters; Hysteresis; Logic devices; Microwave propagation; Nonlinear distortion; Propagation delay; Radio frequency;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Proceedings of the IRE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0096-8390
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JRPROC.1959.287311
Filename
4065705
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