George A. Kolstad, D. Allan Bromley and Dr. Joel Birnbaum conversing

D. Allan Bromley (center), Professor of Physics and Director of the Arthur W. Wright Nuclear Structure Laboratory at Yale University, served as host for more than 120 scientists from throughout the United States and Canada. With him in the Control Room of the Wright Laboratory are Dr. George A. Kolstad (left), Director of Mathematics and Physics, Division of Research, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), Washington, DC., and Dr. Joel Birnbaum, Director of Laboratory Automation, International Business Machines Research Laboratories, Yorktown, NY. Dr. Kolstad received a Yale Ph.D. degree in 1948 and Dr. Birnbaum in 1963. The visiting scientists, including many directors of nuclear laboratories, discussed and viewed the first completely integrated nuclear data acquisition system in the world, which is part of the research equipment connected with the MP-II ("Emperor") Tandem Van de Graff accelerator in the Wright Laboratory. The on-line computer system was developed jointly by Yale and IBM scientists. In three long-range phases, the computer will fulfill three functions simultaneously at increasing levels of sophistication. It already has successfully passed initial tests on processing and handling automatically the data from target and detector systems. At a more sophisticated level, it also will control operation and placement of detector systems, and finally will be used at the same time to control operation of the accelerator itself in a carefully programmed fashion., Credit Line: Yale University, Office of Public Affairs, courtesy AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, Physics Today Collection
Abstract/Description: D. Allan Bromley (center), Professor of Physics and Director of the Arthur W. Wright Nuclear Structure Laboratory at Yale University, served as host for more than 120 scientists from throughout the United States and Canada. With him in the Control Room of the Wright Laboratory are Dr. George A. Kolstad (left), Director of Mathematics and Physics, Division of Research, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), Washington, DC., and Dr. Joel Birnbaum, Director of Laboratory Automation, International Business Machines Research Laboratories, Yorktown, NY. Dr. Kolstad received a Yale Ph.D. degree in 1948 and Dr. Birnbaum in 1963. The visiting scientists, including many directors of nuclear laboratories, discussed and viewed the first completely integrated nuclear data acquisition system in the world, which is part of the research equipment connected with the MP-II ("Emperor") Tandem Van de Graff accelerator in the Wright Laboratory. The on-line computer system was developed jointly by Yale and IBM scientists. In three long-range phases, the computer will fulfill three functions simultaneously at increasing levels of sophistication. It already has successfully passed initial tests on processing and handling automatically the data from target and detector systems. At a more sophisticated level, it also will control operation and placement of detector systems, and finally will be used at the same time to control operation of the accelerator itself in a carefully programmed fashion.
Subject(s): Conversation
Portraits, Group
Kolstad, George Andrew, 1919-1996
Bromley, D. Allan (David Allan), 1926-2005
Birnbaum, Joel
Date Created: September 28, 1967
Credit Line: Yale University, Office of Public Affairs, courtesy AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, Physics Today Collection
Catalog ID: Kolstad George C1
Title: George A. Kolstad, D. Allan Bromley and Dr. Joel Birnbaum conversing.
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: September 28, 1967
Extent: 1 photographic print (black and white; 10 x 8 inches)
Abstract/Description: D. Allan Bromley (center), Professor of Physics and Director of the Arthur W. Wright Nuclear Structure Laboratory at Yale University, served as host for more than 120 scientists from throughout the United States and Canada. With him in the Control Room of the Wright Laboratory are Dr. George A. Kolstad (left), Director of Mathematics and Physics, Division of Research, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), Washington, DC., and Dr. Joel Birnbaum, Director of Laboratory Automation, International Business Machines Research Laboratories, Yorktown, NY. Dr. Kolstad received a Yale Ph.D. degree in 1948 and Dr. Birnbaum in 1963. The visiting scientists, including many directors of nuclear laboratories, discussed and viewed the first completely integrated nuclear data acquisition system in the world, which is part of the research equipment connected with the MP-II ("Emperor") Tandem Van de Graff accelerator in the Wright Laboratory. The on-line computer system was developed jointly by Yale and IBM scientists. In three long-range phases, the computer will fulfill three functions simultaneously at increasing levels of sophistication. It already has successfully passed initial tests on processing and handling automatically the data from target and detector systems. At a more sophisticated level, it also will control operation and placement of detector systems, and finally will be used at the same time to control operation of the accelerator itself in a carefully programmed fashion.
Identifier(s): Kolstad George C1 (Catalog ID)
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Credit Line: Yale University, Office of Public Affairs, courtesy AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, Physics Today Collection
Subject(s): Conversation
Portraits, Group
Kolstad, George Andrew, 1919-1996
Bromley, D. Allan (David Allan), 1926-2005
Birnbaum, Joel
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Copyright Holder: Yale University Photographer
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