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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Monica, CA
Rand Corp.
2008, 2008
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| 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. |
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| Item Description: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002 |
| Physical Description: | xxvi, 201 pages illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9781282451230 083304513X 9786612451232 6612451238 9780833045133 1282451235 |