Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, Inc. MARK I Perceptron Press Conference Records, 1960. Finding Aid.

Summary Information

Title: Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, Inc. MARK I Perceptron press conference records,
Dates: 1960
Creator: Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory
Extent: 1 box (0.1 cubic feet)
Language: English
Collection Number: CBI 48
Abstract:

Collection contains written statements, news articles, and a schedule all relating to a press demonstration of the Mark I Perceptron on June 23, 1960. The collection includes three short reports about the machine by Albert E. Murray, Frank Rosenblatt, and Marshall C. Yovitz. Four photographs of the machine were removed to the photograph collection of the Charles Babbage Institute. Photocopies of the prints are contained in the collection.

Repository: University of Minnesota Libraries. Charles Babbage Institute.

Access and Use

Acquisition Information:

Materials were given to CBI in the 1980s.

Access Restrictions:

Access to the collection is unrestricted.

Copyright:

The Charles Babbage Institute holds the copyright to all materials in the collection, except for items covered by a prior copyright (such as published materials). Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provisions of the copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).

Preferred Citation:

Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, Inc., MARK I Perceptron Press Conference Records (CBI 48), Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Historical Note

The MARK I perceptron was an experimental machine which could automatically identify optical patterns. It was developed at Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory under the sponsorship of the Information Systems Branch of the Office of Naval Research and the Rome Air Development Center. Frank Rosenblatt headed the development team at Cornell. The MARK I was an electromechanical device built to demonstrate the feasibility of the basic perceptron concept. Perceptrons had a significant role in artificial intelligence research during the 1960s, although claims about the MARK I and later perceptrons were later demonstrated to have been exaggerated. The MARK I was first publicly demonstrated on 23 June 1960.

Collection Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of one folder of records related to the demonstration of the MARK I. Included are prepared statements, a list of attendees, a press conference agenda, news clippings, short reports about the MARK I by Albert E. Murray, Frank Rosenblatt, and Marshall C. Yovitz, and a reprint of a journal article on the MARK I.

Several photographs have been removed to the CBI photograph collection.

Subject Terms

Index Terms

• This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
• Perceptrons

Box and Folder List

Location		Title
Box 1		MARK I perceptron press conference records, 1960. Box 1, Folder 1