University · founded 1940s
MIT Servomechanisms Laboratory
United StatesManufacturingComputing & IT
About
A laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology specializing in control systems.
Role in innovation
Developed the first working numerical-control milling machine (early 1950s), with John T. Parsons, under U.S. Air Force sponsorship.
Associated inventions
Sources & further reading
Each citation names the publisher and the exact reference title.
- MIT — history of numerical control & the Servomechanisms LaboratoryMassachusetts Institute of Technology · University
- Engineering and Technology History Wiki (ETHW)IEEE / United Engineering Foundation · Professional body
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