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First electronic computer to be built at the Institute for Advanced Study
The IAS machine was the first electronic computer built at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in Princeton, New Jersey. It is sometimes called the
IAS_machine
Postgraduate center in New Jersey, US
The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) is an independent center for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry located in Princeton, New Jersey. It
Institute_for_Advanced_Study
Topics referred to by the same term
architecture IAS machine, a computer designed in the 1940s based on von Neumann's design Self-replicating machine, a class of machines that can replicate
Von_Neumann_machine
Administrative arm of the All India Services
Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is the premier administrative arm of the All India Services of Government of India. The IAS is one of the three All India
Indian_Administrative_Service
Topics referred to by the same term
IAS may refer to: Institute for Advanced Study, in Princeton, New Jersey, United States Image Analysis & Stereology, the official journal of the International
IAS
Vacuum-tube computer system
developed by Jerrier Haddad and Nathaniel Rochester and was based on the IAS machine at Princeton. The IBM 701 was the first computer in the IBM 700/7000
IBM_701
American computer scientist
(IAS) in Princeton, New Jersey, under the leadership of John von Neumann. The project built a parallel stored program computer called the IAS machine that
James_H._Pomerene
Hungarian and American mathematician and physicist (1903–1957)
most modern digital computer designs. Next, von Neumann designed the IAS machine at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. He arranged
John_von_Neumann
Greek-American physicist and mathematician (1915–1999)
designed and built the MANIAC I computer in 1952 that was modeled on the IAS machine, and the MANIAC II in 1957. Nicolas Metropolis was born on June 11, 1915
Nicholas_Metropolis
American computer engineer (1913–2003)
called the IAS machine, although it was also called the MANIAC, a name that was later transferred to the successful clone of this machine at Los Alamos
Julian_Bigelow
Computer developed in India
TIFR Pilot Machine was developed in the 1950s (operational in 1956). Based on the IAS machine design, the development of the final machine was started
TIFRAC
Early and obsolete type of computer memory
Institute for Advanced Study, who was in the midst of designing the IAS machine and was looking for a new form of high-speed memory. RCA's original design
Selectron_tube
First massively parallel computer
processors came to Daniel Slotnick while working as a programmer on the IAS machine in 1952. A formal design did not start until 1960, when Slotnick was
ILLIAC_IV
American mathematician (1913–2004)
mathematician and computer scientist, who worked as the director of the IAS machine at the Institute for Advanced Study and helped to develop ENIAC, the
Herman_Goldstine
American author and historian of technology (born 1953)
Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study (known as the IAS machine, MANIAC I was the same machine later built at Los Alamos Laboratory). Dyson interviewed
George Dyson (science historian)
George_Dyson_(science_historian)
2023 novel by Benjamín Labatut
the Machine", Sydney Brenner discusses von Neumann's contributions to biology, his theoretical work on self-replicating and self-repairing machines, and
The_MANIAC
Swiss engineer and scientist (1922–2003)
Rutishauser and Speiser became acquainted with the Harvard Mark III and the IAS machine. In 1950, the Institut für angewandte Mathematik (Institute for Applied
Ambros_Speiser
Computer memory unit using cascaded flip-flops
code-breaking machine built in 1944. It was a six-stage device built of vacuum tubes and thyratrons. A shift register was also used in the IAS machine, built
Shift_register
Norwegian-Italian mathematician
never academically recognised, nonetheless he worked at von Neumann's IAS machine. George Dyson described Barricelli's first experiments at Princeton:
Nils_Aall_Barricelli
Collection of resources used to develop a computer program
be useful to create a "library" of subroutines for their work on the IAS machine, an early computer that was not yet operational at that time. They envisioned
Library_(computing)
Standard 37: Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets, or IAS 37, is an international financial reporting standard adopted by the International
IAS_37
Computer programmer
which are largely in line with Nather's account. The early computers of IAS machine design had no index register. Using self-modifying code was necessary
The_Story_of_Mel
Computer built in 1957 by Argonne National Laboratory
its era, it was a one-of-a-kind machine that could not exchange programs with mother computers (even other IAS machines). Belzer, Jack (1975-09-01). Encyclopedia
GEORGE_(computer)
Early computer built by Argonne National Laboratory
its era, it was a one-of-a-kind machine that could not exchange programs with other computers (even other IAS machines). List of vacuum-tube computers
AVIDAC
Early computer built by the RAND Corporation, in service 1953-1966
based on the von Neumann architecture that had been pioneered on the IAS machine. It was named in honor of von Neumann, short for John von Neumann Numerical
JOHNNIAC
Base memory unit handled by a computer
be addressed (i.e. selected during the memory operation). Instructions Machine instructions are normally the size of the architecture's word or a fraction
Word_(computer_architecture)
Games from the 1940s to the 1970s
(EDSAC), the University of Pennsylvania (EDVAC), and Princeton University (IAS machine) allowed computers to be easily reprogrammed to undertake a variety of
Early_history_of_video_games
Sweden's first electronic computer
modeled on the IAS machine for which the design team had retrieved drawings during a scholarship to Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) and Massachusetts
BESK
American computer scientist
Willis Howard Ware was an American computer pioneer who co-developed the IAS machine that laid down the blueprint of the modern day computer in the late 20th
Willis_Ware
Early form of computer memory
computers in the United States also used Williams tubes, including the IAS machine (originally designed for Selectron tube memory), the UNIVAC 1103, IBM
Williams_tube
Statement that a predicate is always true at that point in code execution
In 1947, reports by von Neumann and Goldstine on their design for the IAS machine, they described algorithms using an early version of flow charts, in
Assertion (software development)
Assertion_(software_development)
American statistician (1917–2005)
design and construction of early computing machinery, including the IAS machine, and subsequently directed the construction of JOHNNIAC. His publication
George W. Brown (computer scientist)
George_W._Brown_(computer_scientist)
Carrying value of goods sold during a particular period
330-10-30-1; IAS 2, paragraph 11. 26 USC 263A, 26 CFR 1.263A-3(c) Archived 2011-06-12 at the Wayback Machine. IAS 2, paragraph 11. ASC 330-10-30-1; IAS 2, paragraphs
Cost_of_goods_sold
Computer architecture where code and data share a common bus
Research Laboratory, Computing Laboratory at Aberdeen Proving Ground 1951) IAS machine at Institute for Advanced Study (1951) ORDVAC (University of Illinois)
Von_Neumann_architecture
Displayed on the airspeed indicator on an aircraft
Indicated airspeed (IAS) is the airspeed of an aircraft as measured by its pitot-static system and displayed by the airspeed indicator (ASI). This is
Indicated_airspeed
Framework for Financial Reporting； The International Accounting Standards (IAS) and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) —developed by
List of International Financial Reporting Standards
List_of_International_Financial_Reporting_Standards
Technical standard
countries. It devised and published International Accounting Standards (IAS), interpretations and a conceptual framework. These were looked to by many
International Financial Reporting Standards
International_Financial_Reporting_Standards
First-generation computer in Sweden
FACIT EDB was like the BESK computer as it was a so-called IAS machine. The original IAS machine was completed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
FACIT_EDB
architecture, but engineered with significantly different choices from the IAS machine at Princeton. It used vacuum tubes for logic and a magnetic drum for
APEXC
Computer approximation for real numbers
von Neumann recommended against floating-point numbers for the 1951 IAS machine, arguing that fixed-point arithmetic is preferable. The first commercial
Floating-point_arithmetic
Vacuum tube computer built in 1952 by the University of Illinois
Illinois. These two machines were the first pair of machines to run the same instruction set. ILLIAC I was based on the IAS machine Von Neumann architecture
ILLIAC_I
Indian civil servant
Machine. Venkatesh, M. R. "IAS officer makes assets public". Deccan Herald. 2009-11-11. Retrieved 2014-12-16. Archived 2014-12-14 at Wayback Machine.
U._Sagayam
Monetary contract between parties
International Accounting Standard (IAS) 32.11 Understanding Derivatives Archived 2013-08-12 at the Wayback Machine. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Accessed
Financial_instrument
Concept in accounting and economics
characteristic of an asset. The International Accounting Standards Board standard 38 (IAS 38) defines an intangible asset as: "an identifiable non-monetary asset without
Intangible_asset
Early computer built by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory
build a copy of the IAS machine for its own reactor computations. When Householder decided in 1950 that Oak Ridge needed a similar machine, he opted to subcontract
ORACLE_(computer)
Times and SportsbookReview in October 2013. Betting Market: Australian Bookmakers Archived August 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine IAS Corporate Site
IAS_Limited
First computer in the Middle East
initiated by Prof. Chaim L. Pekeris, who worked at the IAS at the time von Neumann's IAS machine was being designed. Chaim Weizmann, Israel's future first
WEIZAC
and electronics hobbyist. In 1950, he went to work as a wireman on the IAS machine at the Institute for Advanced Study, where he worked for Julian Bigelow
Leon_Harmon
First female computer scientist in Canada
and electromechanical calculating machines, Bell Labs' relay based digital computers, ENIAC, EDVAC, the IAS machine, Whirlwind I and II, and EDSAC. The
Beatrice_Worsley
Series of supercomputers built between 1951 and 1974
University of Illinois was the only institution to build two instances of the IAS machine. In fairness, several of the other universities, including Princeton
ILLIAC
Computations were performed on the ORACLE (computer), a clone of von Neumann's IAS machine that had been built at ORNL under the guidance of Alston Scott Householder
Herbert_G._MacPherson
Vacuum tube computer built by Iowa State College
Ames, Iowa. The computer was commissioned in July 1959. It was based on the IAS architecture developed by John von Neumann. The Cyclone was based on ILLIAC
Cyclone_(computer)
American computer engineer, built one of the first digital computers (IAS machine). Allen Britton, 88, American music educator, contributed to the history
Deaths_in_February_2003
French mathematical physicist (1923–2025)
Neumann, who showed her an early electronic computer he built called the IAS machine. She also met Albert Einstein, father of general relativity, whom she
Yvonne_Choquet-Bruhat
British computer scientist
prediction calculations, programming the institute's IAS machine. He also worked in the area of computers at IAS. Gilchrist first collaborated with the engineer
Bruce_Gilchrist
First generation programmable computers
solid-state diodes reduced the size and power consumption of the overall machine. Some later computers on the list had both vacuum tubes and transistors
List_of_vacuum-tube_computers
Messidor Database". Image Analysis & Stereology. 33 (3): 231. doi:10.5566/ias.1155. Bagirov, A. M.; Rubinov, A. M.; Soukhoroukova, N. V.; Yearwood, J.
List of datasets for machine-learning research
List_of_datasets_for_machine-learning_research
early 1950s, including EDSAC, BINAC, UNIVAC, CALDIC, SEAC and SWAC, the IAS machine, and the Whirlwind. The success of the Moore School Lectures prompted
Moore_School_Lectures
Indian civil servant
Jawed Usmani (Hindi: जावेद उस्मानी; Urdu: جاوید عثمانی) is a retired IAS officer. He also served as the Chief Information Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh
Jawed_Usmani
Computer Willis Ware computer scientist with RAND Corporation who co-developed the IAS machine Jerry Yang California Gamma, 1990 founder and CEO of Yahoo
List_of_Tau_Beta_Pi_members
Chief Election Commissioner of India since 2025
Act, 2023. He has previously served as an election commissioner and as an IAS officer. He came under scrutiny during the 2025 Indian electoral controversy
Gyanesh_Kumar
without context. The IAS Association and Indian Police Service (IPS) officers requested the government take action against Dubash. IAS Association president
Bomdila_police-Army_incident
Computer built in 1952 for Los Alamos Scientific Lab
architecture of the IAS, developed by John von Neumann. As with almost all computers of its era, it was a one-of-a-kind machine that could not exchange
MANIAC_I
the world until IAS machine. Sep 1950 GER Konrad Zuse leased his Z4 machine to the ETH Zurich for five years. Z4 was a relay-based machine. The corresponding
Timeline of computing 1950–1979
Timeline_of_computing_1950–1979
member of the team that designed the Eniac computer as well as the IAS machine; frequent collaborator of John von Neumann Robert Cailliau (COE: MSc
List of University of Michigan alumni
List_of_University_of_Michigan_alumni
Norwegian mathematician
scholar at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J. where the IAS machine was being constructed for John von Neumann. During his stay in Princeton
Ernst_Sejersted_Selmer
Wetlands in India as per Ramsar list
February 2022. "Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary Declared Ramsar Site". Drishti IAS. Retrieved 16 February 2022. Ramanath V., Riyan (14 August 2022). "Ramsar
List_of_Ramsar_sites_in_India
International organization
standards would be labeled IFRS instead of IAS, and that the entire set of IASC/IASB standards (including the IAS issued until 2001 and the IFRS issued since
International Accounting Standards Board
International_Accounting_Standards_Board
Indian civil servant
and Administrative Reforms (2015) IAS Lobby Frets Over Eroding Monopoly Archived 2020-06-05 at the Wayback Machine The New Indian Express (2015) "Super
Gautam_Sanyal
Lower house of legislature in Maharashtra, India
Maharashtra Lok Sabha Elections Website Archived 27 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine "State Election Commission". Government of Maharashtra. 2016. Retrieved
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly
American computer scientist
Nike anti-aircraft missile. He also became an expert and teacher on the IAS Machine, another of the first computers, which was located at the Institute for
Forman_S._Acton
Speed of an aircraft relative to the air mass through which it is flying
for controlling the aircraft; for these purposes the indicated airspeed – IAS or KIAS (knots indicated airspeed) – is used. However, since indicated airspeed
True_airspeed
Archived 27 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine Tikku, Aloke (15 January 2016). "Parity between IAS and non-IAS? The IAS will get to decide". Hindustan Times
Government_of_India
Mayor of New York City
grandfather, Amrit Lal Nair, was a former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, and his maternal grandmother, Praveen Nair, was a social worker
Zohran_Mamdani
Indian politician (1950/1951–2026)
list Ex-IAS officer moves to BJP from Congress BJP list of 88 candidates Archived 25 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine Assam: Retired IAS officer Bir
Bir_Bhadra_Hagjer
Central Bank of India
sector banks and the other is an economist. An Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer can also be appointed as deputy governor of RBI and later as the
Reserve_Bank_of_India
Lower house of the Parliament of India
November 2020, the Secretary-General of Lok Sabha is Utpal Kumar Singh, IAS. Each Lok Sabha is constituted after a general election: As of 26 January
Lok_Sabha
German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
Century Press Archives of the ZBW Albert – The Digital Repository of the IAS, which contains many digitized original documents and photographs Portals:
Albert_Einstein
English composer (1839–1884)
Operetta, IAS 2 (1865) Symphony No. 1 in C minor, IAS 10 (1863) Overture Endymion, IAS 5 (1864) Overture Lalla Rookh, IAS 6 (1865) Overture Viven, IAS 7 (1865)
Alice_Mary_Smith
Accounting method aligning hedging gains and losses with the hedged item
IFRS 9 Financial Instruments (replacement of IAS 39), of the International Accounting Standards Board IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement
Hedge_accounting
Global conflict (1939–1945)
March 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2025. "World War – II". Insights Ias – Simplifying Upsc Ias Exam Preparation. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022.
World_War_II
Indian politician (born 1941)
Wayback Machine,Hindustan Times, May 14, 2011. Manogya Loiwal (1 March 2017). "Trinamool Congress nominates former minister and retired IAS Manish Gupta
Manish_Gupta_(politician)
Type of AC motor
Conference, 1997. Thirty-Second IAS Annual Meeting, IAS '97., Conference Record of the 1997 IEEE. 1997. doi:10.1109/IAS.1997.643011 M.A. Rahman; Ping Zhou
Synchronous_motor
Regulatory body for spices in India
Headquarters Kochi, Kerala, India Chairman Amardeep Singh Bhatia, IAS Secretary Dr. K. G. Jagadeesha, IAS Parent organisation Government of India Website indianspices
Spices_Board_of_India
(CEU IAS). The CEU IAS is currently based in the Marczibányi Palace in the city center of Pest, October 6 Street. The founding director of the CEU IAS was
Institute for Advanced Study at Central European University
Institute_for_Advanced_Study_at_Central_European_University
Part of IEEE 802.1X standard
IAS was being used up to Windows Server 2003; since then, it has been replaced by NPS on all subsequent Windows Server releases (2008, 2012...). IAS and
Supplicant_(computer)
Indian state government ministry
It is a ministry basically responsible for controlling the Department for IAS, WBCS (Exe), WBSS and other common cadres of the Secretariat. It also acts
Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms (West Bengal)
Department_of_Personnel_&_Administrative_Reforms_(West_Bengal)
Indian actress (born 1988)
degree in law honours. She had aspired to join Indian Administrative Service (IAS) as a young girl, but at the age of 20, she decided to venture into an acting
Yami_Gautam
2025 Indian film by Shankar
the IAS cutoff by six marks and becomes an IPS officer, leading Deepika to leave him. Eventually, he reappears for the exam, qualifies as an IAS officer
Game_Changer_(film)
Diaspora In Africa - Rau's IAS". compass.rauias.com. 2023-06-14. Retrieved 2025-06-25. Indian Diaspora in Reunion Archived 2010-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
Zarabes
Mathematics award
Volume I Archived 8 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine pp. 91–97 "CV : Vladimir Voevodsky" (PDF). Math.ias.edu. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 April
Fields_Medal
Indian bureaucrat (born 1985)
25 June 1985) is an Indian bureaucrat and Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre and 2010 batch. She's currently posted as
Durga_Shakti_Nagpal
Machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy
Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting. Vol. 27. pp. 1034–47. doi:10.1109/IAS.1990.152299. ISBN 0-87942-553-9. Roters, Herbert C. (January 1947). "The
Electric_motor
Governing body managing all government owned lands and decides land use policies
Kumar. At the administrative level, the department is headed by a senior IAS officer serving as the Additional Chief Secretary or Principal Secretary
Department of Revenue (Kerala)
Department_of_Revenue_(Kerala)
Semiconductor light source
Industry Applications Conference, 2004. 39th IAS Annual Meeting. Vol. 3. pp. 1671–1676. doi:10.1109/IAS.2004.1348695. ISBN 978-0-7803-8486-6. S2CID 16372401
Light-emitting_diode
Israeli computer scientist and entrepreneur
Intelligence". "Radcliffe fellows 2017-2018". "TUM IAS alumni fellows". "IAS Seminar on Theoretical Machine Learning, 2020". 25 October 2019. "Three School
Michael_Bronstein
American-Canadian physicist (born 1972)
at IAS, IAS.edu; accessed May 7, 2021. Theoretical Physicist Nima Arkani-Hamed Appointed to the Faculty of the Institute for Advanced Study, ias.edu;
Nima_Arkani-Hamed
Indian actor and film producer (born 1951)
aggressive yet honourable District Collector Thevalliparambil Joseph Alex IAS in his following release, a Political thriller film The King. It became the
Mammootty
Highest ranking officer of the Indian Forest Service
Service (IFS), one of the three All India Services with the other two being IAS and IPS, in the Indian States and Union Territories. Each Head of Forest
Head_of_Forest_Forces
Biological kingdom
p. 106. ISBN 978-81-8293-018-6. "Reproduction In Sponges | Zoology for IAS, IFoS and other competitive exams". 2 May 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2026. Langstroth
Animal
IAS MACHINE
IAS MACHINE
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Gujarati, Hebrew, Indian, Irish, Jamaican, Japanese, Kannada, Latin, Newzealand, Scottish, Swedish, Swiss
God is Gracious; Gift from God Form of John
Male
Scottish
Scottish Gaelic form of Greek Ioannes (English John), IAN means "God is gracious."
Boy/Male
Indian
Hope
Male
Native American
Native American Navajo name YAS means "snow."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; possibly a variant of Sears. The name was already well established both in New England and in MD by the mid 18th century. It is believed to have been brought to NH in or before 1677.Spanish (SÃas) : unexplained. In Spain this name occurs chiefly in Extremadura.
Girl/Female
Indian
Glass
Girl/Female
Australian, Greek
God is Gracious
Boy/Male
Indian
Compensation, Consoling
Male
Greek
(Αἴαξ) Greek name AIAS means "mourner." In mythology, this is the name of a hero of the Trojan war, second only to Achilles in strength and bravery. His Roman name is Ajax.Â
Male
Icelandic
Icelandic form of Greek Ionas, JÓNAS means "dove."
Boy/Male
Hindu
God is gracious, Kirti, Good wishes
Boy/Male
Greek
Royal. Kingly. St Basil the Great was Bishop of Caesarea in the latter half of the 4th century....
Male
English
 Short form of English Isaac, ISA means "he will laugh." Compare with another form of Isa.
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
God is Gracious
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Father of Isa
Girl/Female
Indian
For Almas, Diamond
Girl/Female
Muslim
For Almas, Diamond
Male
Welsh
Welsh form of Greek Zeus, IAU means "god."
Male
English
Short form of English Basil, BAS means "king" or "basil (the herb)."
Boy/Male
English, Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh, Tamil
God is Gracious; Son of Sikh
IAS MACHINE
IAS MACHINE
Boy/Male
Tamil
Boy/Male
French American
With whiskers, bearded. In Norman times, when most men were clean-shaven, this nickname was given...
Girl/Female
Indian
Pure, Beautiful
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Divine Goddess
Boy/Male
Hindu
Spirited, Energy, Nerve
Surname or Lastname
English
English : status name for a servant.
Girl/Female
Australian, Hebrew
Beautiful
Boy/Male
Hindu
Sunny, A bird
Girl/Female
Australian, Hebrew
Jewish
Boy/Male
Teutonic
Resolute.
IAS MACHINE
IAS MACHINE
IAS MACHINE
IAS MACHINE
IAS MACHINE
pl.
of Pathopoela
n.
A complex mixture of gases, of which the most important constituents are marsh gas, olefiant gas, and hydrogen, artificially produced by the destructive distillation of gas coal, or sometimes of peat, wood, oil, resin, etc. It gives a brilliant light when burned, and is the common gas used for illuminating purposes.
adv.
In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally; as, to cut cloth bias.
a.
Cut slanting or diagonally, as cloth.
n.
A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (as the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference.
n.
Laughing gas.
pl.
of Smithery
n.
A young hawk; an eyas; hence, an unsophisticated person.
n.
A vessel; a duct.
n.
The jet piece of a gas fixture where the gas is burned as it escapes from one or more minute orifices.
pl.
of Seigniory
n.
A slant; a diagonal; as, to cut cloth on the bias.
n.
An aeriform fluid; -- a term used at first by chemists as synonymous with air, but since restricted to fluids supposed to be permanently elastic, as oxygen, hydrogen, etc., in distinction from vapors, as steam, which become liquid on a reduction of temperature. In present usage, since all of the supposed permanent gases have been liquified by cold and pressure, the term has resumed nearly its original signification, and is applied to any substance in the elastic or aeriform state.
v. t.
To tassel.
n.
A pace; a step, as in a dance.
v.
The first and third persons singular of the verb be, in the indicative mood, preterit (imperfect) tense; as, I was; he was.
n.
A heap.