![The crucial point about the ‘von Neumann’ architecture was that it combined both instructions and data in a single memory. This meant that you could, for example, implement a loop by modifying stored instructions.](/img/lead/john-von-neumann-edvac-and-the-ias-machine.webp)
John von Neumann, EDVAC, and the IAS machine
The crucial point about the ‘von Neumann’ architecture was that it combined both instructions and data in a single memory. This meant that you could, for example, implement a loop by modifying stored instructions.