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BESM is the series of Soviet mainframe computers built in the 1950s and 1960s, its name an acronym for Bolshaya Elektronno-schetnaya Mashina, meaning Big Electronic Computing Machine or High-Speed Electronic Computing Machine. It was designed at the Institute of Precision Mechanics and Computer Engineering in the Soviet Union.

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Year
1952 1
Significance
The original BESM (BESM-1), completed in 1952, was the fastest computer in Europe at the time of its completion. 1
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Source Wikipedia: BESM
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1. Wikipedia: BESM
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Models section, BESM-1 subsection, clause on the 1952 completion date
    was completed in 1952. Only one BESM-1 machine was built.
  • Models section, BESM-1 subsection, sentence on its European speed record
    At the time of completion, it was the fastest computer in Europe.
  • In Field: Computer Architecture, Lead sentence
    BESM (БЭСМ) is the series of Soviet mainframe computers built in 1950-60s.
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Wikidata: BESM
  • Wikidata Q787327, resolved via en.wikipedia pageprops (wave rule R-L)
  • In Group: IAS Machine-Derived Computers, Attested IAS-machine derivative (BESM); named in Wikipedia's IAS machine article's IAS machine derivatives section.
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