Goldstine and von Neumann: planning and coding for an electronic computer

What changed

Set out flow-diagram, planning and coding discipline for electronic numerical computation.

Scientific scope

The record is Part II, Volume I of the exact two-author IAS report dated 1 April 1947. The 1946 logical-design report, later volumes, machine construction, particular numerical algorithms and contributions by other IAS project staff remain separate.

Evidence

The linked sources identify this contribution and its scope. WRS has not independently reconstructed the scientific claims. The record is Part II, Volume I of the exact two-author IAS report dated 1 April 1947. The 1946 logical-design report, later volumes, machine construction, particular numerical algorithms and contributions by other IAS project staff remain separate.

Contributors

• Herman H. Goldstine · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.
• John von Neumann · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.

• IAS Electronic Computer Project report list
• IAS catalog record for Planning and Coding, Part II

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