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

Ware, Willis H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 083304513X ISBN 13: 9780833045133

Verlag: RAND, 2009

Inhaltsangabe

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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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 calculators, and analog computers.

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• Verlag: RAND
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 083304513X
• ISBN 13: 9780833045133
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 218
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar