Transforming Computer Technology: Information Processing for the Pentagon 1962-1986

Norberg, Arthur L.; Judy E. O'Neil

ISBN 10: 0801851521 / ISBN 13: 9780801851520

Published by The Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore and London, 1996

23.5 x 16 cm. Octavo. 360pp. Black cloth in dust jacket. Signed by one of the authors and inscribed to previous owner: "For Alan, In celebration our many years of friendship! Arthur" Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 67505

Synopsis:

This text examines the influence of the US Department of Defence, and in particular the Pentagon's Information Processing Techniques Office (IPTO), on computer research and development. It looks at developments at the Defence Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency between 1962 and 1986, showing how Pentagon programmes brought about significant developments in both computer science and engineering. Topics covered include: the management of the IPTO; the origins and growth of important IPTO programmes; the interaction of the staff with the research and development community; the IPTO's role in executing research at the leading edge of computing and networking; and the assimilation of research results into systems both for the military and for civilian society.

About the Authors: Arthur L. Norberg is the former co-director and co-associate director of the Charles Babbage Institute (CBI), Center for the History of Information Processing, University of Minnesota.

Judy E. O'Neill is the former co-director and co-associate director of the Charles Babbage Institute (CBI), Center for the History of Information Processing, University of Minnesota.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Transforming Computer Technology: ...
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore and London
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: First edition.