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010			_a 2008029573
020			_a083304513X (pbk. : alk. paper)
020			_a0833048163 (electronic bk.)
020			_a9780833045133 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020			_a9780833048165 (electronic bk.)
027			_aRAND/CB-748
027			_aRAND/CP-537-RC
035			_a(Sirsi) a524599
037			_bCopies may be obtained from the booksellers or the publisher. Published by RAND.
037			_c$34.00
040			_aCstmoR _cCstmoR
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050		4	_aQA76.27 _b.W37 2008
100	1		_aWare, Willis H. _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aRAND and the information evolution : _ba history in essays and vignettes / _cWillis H. Ware.
264		1	_aSanta Monica, CA : _bRAND, _c2008.
300			_axxvi, 201 pages : _billustrations, photos ; _c28 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p.177-190) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- The Department -- RAND's First Computer People -- RAND's Early Computers -- A Building for People with Computers -- Project Essays -- Lore, Snippets, and Snapshots -- Epilogue.
520			_aThis 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.
530			_aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
610	1	0	_aRand Corporation. _xHistory.
650		0	_aComputer science _xResearch _zUnited States _xHistory.
650		0	_aInformation technology _xResearch _zUnited States _xHistory.
650		0	_aMilitary research _zUnited States _xHistory _y20th century.
650		0	_aResearch institutes _zUnited States _xHistory _y20th century.
710	2		_aRand Corporation.
856	4	1	_yOnline Access _uhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP537/
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