Von Neumann's incomplete First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC had predated Turing's paper, but it was much less detailed and, according to John R. Womersley, Superintendent of the NPL Mathematics Division, it "contains a number of ideas which are Dr. Turing's own".
Textul „First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC⁠(en)” al lui Von Neumann era anterior lucrării lui Turing, dar era mult mai puțin detaliat și, după cum spune John R. Womersley⁠(en), superintendent al Diviziei de Matematică de la NPL, „conține mai multe idei care aparțin dr.