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RAND and the Information Evolution

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 includ...

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Hlavní autoři: Ware, Willis H., Chalk, Peter, Warnes, Richard, Clutterbuck, Lindsay, Winn, Aidan Kirby
Médium: Online
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: RAND Corporation 2023
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Technology
History
thema EDItEUR::U Computing and Information Technology::UY Computer science::UYZ Human–computer interaction::UYZM Information architecture
thema EDItEUR::U Computing and Information Technology::UB Information technology: general topics
thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHW Military history
On-line přístup:ONIX_20231005_9780833048165_591
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Shrnutí: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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