# WEIZAC **Domain:** Computing history / Israel **Doc Type:** Computer Node **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition **WEIZAC** was the first electronic computer built in Israel. Constructed at the [[wiki/Weizmann Institute of Science|Weizmann Institute of Science]] in the 1950s, it followed the stored-program architecture associated with the IAS machine. ## Evidence Ledger ### Established - WEIZAC was built and operated at the Weizmann Institute. - Its architecture belonged to the IAS stored-program family. ### Strongly indicated - WEIZAC established an indigenous institutional base for Israeli scientific computing. ### Plausible - That base contributed to the country's later concentration in computing and machine-intelligence research. ### Unresolved - The specific personnel and program chains linking WEIZAC to later AI institutions. ## Sources / Provenance - [Weizmann Institute, “WEIZAC: The Computer That Started It All”](https://www.weizmann.ac.il/WeizmannCompass/sections/briefs/weizac-the-computer-that-started-it-all). ## Relationships - **Institution:** [[wiki/Weizmann Institute of Science|Weizmann Institute of Science]]. - **Architectural family:** [[wiki/IAS Computer|IAS Computer]]. - **Successor:** [[wiki/Golem Aleph|Golem Aleph]]. - **Source:** [[articles/A History of Machine Intelligence|A History of Machine Intelligence]].