The Model K was an early 2-bit binary adder built in 1937 by Bell Labs scientist George Stibitz as a proof of concept, using scrap relays and metal strips from a tin can. The "K" in "Model K" came from "kitchen table", upon which he assembled it.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. "Stibitz Model K Adder | 102627225 | Computer History Museum". www.computerhistory.org. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  2. "George Robert Stibitz's Complex Number Calculator". Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  3. ""Model K" Adder (replica) - CHM Revolution". www.computerhistory.org. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  4. Irvine, M. M. (July 2001). pdf. "Early digital computers at Bell Telephone Laboratories". IEEE Annals of the History of Computing. 23 (3): 22–42. doi:10.1109/85.948904. ISSN 1058-6180. {{cite journal}}: External link in |others= (help)


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