History
Julian Bigelow was hired as chief engineer in May 1946. Hewitt Crane, Herman Goldstine, Gerald Estrin and Arthur Burks also worked on the project. The machine was in limited operation in the summer of 1951 and fully operational on June 10, 1952.
It was in operation until July 15, 1958.
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