Rand and the Information Evolution: A History in Essays and Vignettes - Couverture souple

Ware, Willis H.

 
9780833045133: Rand and the Information Evolution: A History in Essays and Vignettes

Synopsis

This professional memoir describes RAND1s 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.

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