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    Joel Cyprus wiring a rack in the Control section of the R1 computer, Rice University

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    Date
    circa 1959-1960
    Abstract
    In 1956, three Rice University faculty members, Zevi Salsburg, John Kilpatrick, and Larry Biedenharn, brought supercomputing to the school for the first time in the form of the R1 computer. While it wasn’t the first computer at Rice, it was the university’s first large computational research computer. At the time, the researchers couldn’t simply go out and purchase a mammoth supercomputer; they literally had to design and build the R1 themselves. The R1 took up a large amount of space on the second floor of the Abercrombie Engineering Building.
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    Joel Cyprus stretched out on the floor between two banks of the R1 Computer control section, housed in the Abercrombie Engineering Laboratory building at William M. Rice Institute. Cyprus is lying flat as he wires one of the computer racks. Various tools are on the floor near him, including several wire spools. He is wearing a short-sleeved white shirt and grey-colored pants. In the background can be seen an open supply cabinet, the shelves stacked with supplies. At the time of the photograph Cyprus was pursuing his undergraduate degree, and later earned both a Master’s and a Doctorate at the Institute/Rice University, before joining the faculty as a professor in the Electrical Engineering Department. The photograph has some faint yellow discolorations in several places. Original resource is a black and white photograph.
    Citation
    "Joel Cyprus wiring a rack in the Control section of the R1 computer, Rice University." (1959) Rice University: https://hdl.handle.net/1911/81393.
    Keyword
    Events; Cyprus, Joel Howard, 1936-2015; Cyprus, Joel Howard, 1936-2015--Faculty; William M. Rice Institute--History; Computer scientists--Texas--Houston; More... Computers--Texas--Houston; Electrical engineering--Texas--Houston; William M. Rice Institute--Students; College students--Texas--Houston; William M. Rice Institute. Abercrombie Engineering Laboratory; Rice University--Faculty Less...
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    Rice University
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    https://hdl.handle.net/1911/81393
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    The copyright holder for this material is either unknown or unable to be found. This material is being made available by Rice University for non-profit educational use under the Fair Use Section of US Copyright Law. Permission to examine physical and digital collection items does not imply permission for publication. Fondren Library’s Woodson Research Center / Special Collections has made these materials available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any uses beyond the spirit of Fair Use require permission from owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns. See http://library.rice.edu/guides/publishing-wrc-materials
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