Historical contribution
What Tauschek contributed
Gustav Tauschek patented an early magnetic drum design in 1932. Later wartime and post-war computer projects used rotating coated cylinders as working or secondary storage.
Why it mattered
Stores large rewritable machine-readable collections across sequential, direct-access and working-memory layers.
Connected topics
Where this fits in ITEM
Evidence
Sources and further reading
- ERA Magnetic Storage Systems
Computer History Museum
- Magnetic Drums
Computer History Museum