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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Hauptverfasser:	Ware, Willis H, Chalk, Peter, Warnes, Richard, Clutterbuck, Lindsay, Winn, Aidan Kirby
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	20th century Computer science Computing and Information Technology History History and Archaeology Human–computer interaction Information architecture Information technology Information technology: general topics Military history Military research Rand Corporation Research institutes Technology thema EDItEUR United States
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
DOI:	10.7249/CP537RC