George Stibitz operates a computer over a telephone connection
On September 9, 1940, George Stibitz operated a computer over a telephone connection.
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The Event
On September 9, 1940, George Stibitz operated a computer over a telephone connection.
The Scientific Context
A terminal at a mathematics meeting communicated with a relay calculator in New York, demonstrating remote computation.
What the test established
The historical achievement concerns a specific device, measurement or test. The later version used by the public may have looked and worked quite differently.
Reading the Historical Record
The linked chronology identifies the date; the event or subject reference gives further context. The date refers to the milestone described above.
About the Historical Recreation
The proposed visual shows a period workbench and a restrained view of the actual kind of equipment involved, without technical instructions. It is an AI illustration, not archival footage or an eyewitness record.
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