Summary of AIEE-IRE-ACM conference

Abstract

To attempt to summarize the disclosures of this important three-day conference on information-processing systems is for me a most difficult assignment. Each paper was in itself a summary of extensive investigations, usually covering the co-operative efforts of large teams of engineers and scientists. Furthermore, I was unable personally to hear more than a few of the papers although I was fortunate in having advance copies of most of the others. For the remaining coverage I am indebted for effective reports to the good efforts of Miss Mary Stevens and Sam Alexander of the NBS staff. I am further indebted to these two for the opportunity of discussing highlights of many of the conference papers.