02780cam a2200445 i 4500 rnd000000000043882 RAND 20200811100919.0 081119s2008 cauao b 001 0 eng d 2008029573 083304513X (pbk. : alk. paper) 0833048163 (electronic bk.) 9780833045133 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780833048165 (electronic bk.) RAND/CB-748 RAND/CP-537-RC (Sirsi) a524599 Copies may be obtained from the booksellers or the publisher. Published by RAND. $34.00 CstmoR CstmoR n-us--- QA76.27 .W37 2008 Ware, Willis H. author. RAND and the information evolution : a history in essays and vignettes / Willis H. Ware. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2008. xxvi, 201 pages : illustrations, photos ; 28 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (p.177-190) and index. Introduction -- The Department -- RAND's First Computer People -- RAND's Early Computers -- A Building for People with Computers -- Project Essays -- Lore, Snippets, and Snapshots -- Epilogue. 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 addressed the problem of infusing computing capability into an organization and helped to define the emerging profession of computer science. This memoir includes photographs and vignettes that reveal the collegial, creative, and often playful spirit in which the groundbreaking research was conducted at RAND. Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. Rand Corporation. History. Computer science Research United States History. Information technology Research United States History. Military research United States History 20th century. Research institutes United States History 20th century. Rand Corporation. Online Access http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP537/ 599487 599487