page_title: May 1950
section_title: May 10, 1950 (Wednesday)
hierarchical_section_title: May 1950 / May 10, 1950 (Wednesday)
caption_attribution_description: Pilot ACE The Vacuum Tube computer had awesome dials, where you entered the commands and data using binary switches&#160;:cool:
context_page_description: The following events occurred in May 1950:
context_section_description: The National Science Foundation was founded as a U.S. government agency with a stated mission "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; and to secure the national defense."
  The Pilot ACE, a digital computer designed by Alan Turing, successfully ran its first program, a routine called "successive digits" or "suck digs" that would turn on console lights one by one.
  Dumarsais Estimé was overthrown as President of Haiti in a military coup organized by Paul Magloire.  Franck Lavaud served for seven months as Chairman of the Military Executive Committee until December 6, when Magloire became President.
  Ir. J. Poetoehena was sworn in as the last Prime Minister of the State of East Indonesia, serving until August, when the state was incorporated into the Republic of Indonesia with President .
  Died: John Gould Fletcher, 64, American poet, 1939 Pulitzer Prize winner
caption: Turing's Pilot
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