UID:
almafu_9958279120502883
Umfang:
1 online resource (229 p.)
ISBN:
9786612451232
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9781282451230
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1282451235
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9780833048165
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0833048163
Inhalt:
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. RAND's accomplishments included important advances not only in hardware and software but also in analytic techniques that exploited the speed and power of computers. From the beginning, RAND researchers were focused on using computers to improve applied studies that addressed complex, real-world problems. They also
Anmerkung:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Cover; Dedication; Preface; Contents; Figures; Photographs; Tables; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE - Introduction; Purpose and Scope; Organization of the Document; CHAPTER TWO - The Department; The Genesis of RAND; RAND Contributions to the Development of Computing; CHAPTER THREE - RAND's First Computer People; CHAPTER FOUR - RAND's Early Computers; CHAPTER FIVE - A Building for People with Computers; CHAPTER SIX - Project Essays; CHAPTER SEVEN - Lore, Snippets, and Snapshots; CHAPTER EIGHT - Epilogue; Bibliography; Index
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780833045133
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 083304513X
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Electronic books
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