RAND and the Information Evolution

RAND and the Information Evolution

Author: Willis H. Ware

Publisher: Rand Corporation

Published: 2008-12-09

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 0833048163

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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.