RAND and the Information Evolution: A History in Essays and Vignettes

This professional memoir describes RAND1s 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.

Title RAND and the Information Evolution: A History in Essays and Vignettes
Author(s) Willis H. Ware
Publisher: RAND Corporation (January 25, 2009)
Paperback: 228 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 083304513X
ISBN-13: 978-0833045133
eBook: http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP537.html