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RAND and the Information Evolution: A History in Essays and Vignettes
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RAND and the Information Evolution: A History in Essays and Vignettes

Willis H. Ware
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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.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
RAND
Country
United States
Date
16 January 2009
Pages
218
ISBN
9780833045133

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.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
RAND
Country
United States
Date
16 January 2009
Pages
218
ISBN
9780833045133

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