RAND and the Information Evolution A History in Essays and Vignettes

RAND and the Information Evolution A History in Essays and Vignettes

This professional memoir describes RAND's contributions to the evolution of computer science, particularly during the first decades following World War II, when digital computers succeeded slide rules, mechanical desk calculators, electric accounting machines, and analog computers. The memoir i...

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Main Author: Ware, Willis H. (auth)
Other Authors: Chalk, Peter (auth), Warnes, Richard (auth), Clutterbuck, Lindsay (auth), Winn, Aidan Kirby (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: RAND Corporation 2008
Subjects:
Information architecture
Information technology: general issues
Military history
Technology
History
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Summary:This professional memoir describes RAND's contributions to the evolution of computer science, particularly during the first decades following World War II, when digital computers succeeded slide rules, mechanical desk calculators, electric accounting machines, and analog computers. The memoir includes photographs and vignettes that reveal the collegial, creative, and often playful spirit in which the groundbreaking research was conducted at RAND.
ISBN:CP537RC
9780833048165
9780833045133
Access:Open Access

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