Computer tapes used for recording rainfall, 1955-1965

Made:
1955-1965 in United Kingdom
maker:
Unknown

Three reels of paper-punched computer tape, of rainfall records, unsigned, United Kingdom, 1955-1965. These relate to analysis of the size of raindrops in clouds as measured from aircraft.

Details

Category:
Meteorology
Object Number:
1997-938
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and plastic (unidentified)
Measurements:
each of two tapes: 17 mm 35 mm,
one tape: 17 mm 65 mm,
overall weight: .045kg
type:
rainfall record
credit:
Cornford, Stan G

Parts

Computer tape used for recording rainfall, 1955-1965

Computer tape used for recording rainfall, 1955-1965

Reel of paper-punched computer tape, of rainfall records, unsigned, United Kingdom, 1955-1965. Handwritten text on the roll reads 'PP[? A OR 1] RATES (DROPS) PROGRAM / SG CORNFORD INC. COBVR'.

Measurements:
overall (rolled): 17 mm 40 mm,
overall (unrolled, paper only): 17 mm x 5050 mm
overall (unrolled, incl. tape): 17 mm x 5060 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and plastic (unidentified)
Object Number:
1997-938/1
type:
rainfall record
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Computer tape used for recording rainfall, 1955-1965 Computer tape used for recording rainfall, 1955-1965 Computer tape used for recording rainfall, 1955-1965 Computer tape used for recording rainfall, 1955-1965 Computer tape used for recording rainfall, 1955-1965 SMG00178620

Computer tape used for recording rainfall, 1955-1965

Reel of paper-punched computer tape, of rainfall records, unsigned, United Kingdom, 1955-1965. Handwritten text on the roll reads 'DROPS PROG INC. CBVR / RECOND S.G. CORNFORD(1835)'.

More

One from a set of three reels of paper-punched computer tape containing weather data. The punched holes store information about raindrop siz from an analysis of the size of raindrops in clouds that were measured from aircraft. Paper tape punched with holes like this were common for storing and inputting computer data in the 1950s and 1960s, when this tape was made.

Measurements:
overall (rolled): 17 mm 39 mm,
overall (unrolled, paper tape only): 17 mm x 4950 mm
overall (unrolled incl. tape): 17 mm x 5000 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and plastic (unidentified)
Object Number:
1997-938/2
type:
rainfall record
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Computer tape used for recording rainfall, 1955-1965

Computer tape used for recording rainfall, 1955-1965

Reel of paper-punched computer tape, of rainfall records, unsigned, United Kingdom, 1955-1965. Handwritten text on the roll reads 'I CORNFORD / PROG MODS COMPLETE Prog [?] JOB NO 1357'.

Measurements:
overall: 17 mm 68 mm,
Materials:
plastic (unidentified) and paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1997-938/3
type:
rainfall record
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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