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2001.54.1
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Boeing 377 Load Computer, 1952

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Boeing engineer, Cliff Heckard, invented this mechanical computer device in the early 1950s to calculate the center of gravity and load of aircraft in order to assist in rapid loading. The device did reach full production due to the introduction of electronic computers around that time.
ID Number: 2001.54.1
Date: 1952
Physical Description: 1 Computer, Analog; metal, plastic; 13 in.H x 21 in.W x 4.5 in.D
Place Made: United States of America, WASHINGTON, Seattle
Credit: MOHAI, 2001.54.1
Subjects: Computers and Technology, Businesses and Corporations, Innovation and Invention

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