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Some major activities include the invention of innovative materials and structures, high-performance microprocessors and computers, analytical methods and tools, algorithms, software architectures, and methods for managing, searching and deriving meaning from data.

Among their most famous past developments are the Data Encryption Standard (DES), the classical computer langauge Formula Translation System (FORTRAN), Benoit B. Mandelbrot's paper introducing Fractals, Magnetic disk storage (Hard Disks), One-transistor dynamic RAM (DRAM) (Dynamic random access memory), Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) architecture, and Relational databases. General Designer(s) IBM First published 1975 (January 1977 as the standard) Derived from Lucifer (cipher) Cipher(s) based on this design Triple DES, G-DES, DES-X, LOKI89, ICE Algorithm detail Block size(s) 64 bits Key size(s) 56 bits Structure Feistel network Number of rounds 16 Best... Fortran (also FORTRAN) is a statically typed, compiled (sometimes interpreted), imperative, computer programming language originally developed in the 1950s and still heavily used for scientific computing and numerical computation half a century later. ... The Mandelbrot set, named after its discoverer, is a famous example of a fractal. ... Typical hard drives of the mid-1990s. ... DRAM is a type of random access memory that stores each bit of data in a separate capacitor. ... Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC), is a microprocessor CPU design philosophy that favors a smaller and simpler set of instructions that all take about the same amount of time to execute. ... A relational database is a database based on the relational model. ...

Their locations in the United States include the Watson Research Laboratories (with buildings in Yorktown, New York, Hawthorne, New York, and Cambridge, Massachusetts), the Almaden Research Center (California) and the Austin Research Lab (Texas). Internationally, IBM Research has laboratories in Zürich, Haifa, Tokyo, Beijing, Böblingen and Delhi. The IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center is the headquarters for the IBM Research Division -- the largest industrial research organization in the world with 8 labs worldwide. ... Yorktown is a town located in Westchester County, New York. ... Hawthorne is an unincorporated hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Mount Pleasant in Westchester County, New York. ... Cambridge City Hall Cambridge is a city in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion, because: A page of links If you disagree with its speedy deletion, please explain why on its talk page or at Wikipedia:Speedy deletions. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Official language(s) English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... ... Location within Switzerland â–¶(?) (German pronunciation IPA: ; in English often Zurich, without the umlaut) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 366,145 in 2004; population of urban area: 1,091,732) and capital of the canton of Zürich. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Long a symbol of Tokyo, the Nijubashi Bridge at the Kokyo Imperial Palace. ... (?) (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Pei-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Peking) is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... Böblingen Böblingen is a town in Baden-Württemberg, capital of the district Böblingen. ... It has been suggested that National Capital Territory of Delhi be merged into this article or section. ...

External links

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• Projects
• Research History Highlights (Top Innovations)
• Research history by year