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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Santa Monica, CA :
Rand Corp.,
2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxvi, 201 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-190) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780833048165 0833048163 1282451235 9781282451230 9786612451232 6612451238 |