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Wikipedia: Whirlwind I

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The English Wikipedia article on Whirlwind I, consulted for its lead-section description and infobox facts. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Publisher
Wikimedia Foundation
Url
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whirlwind_I
Source Type
Reference Work
Reliability Tier
2
General encyclopedia reference, actively edited; tier 2 matching the family's existing Wikipedia source entities.
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Wikipedia: Whirlwind I
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
Quote, Lead section
Whirlwind I is a vacuum-tube computer developed by the MIT Servomechanisms Laboratory for the U.S.
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Claims Backed By This Source (10 claims)

This source backs 10 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
  • Systems, 5 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.

Well-attested

8

Holds

1

General References

1
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