00965cam2 22002531 450 SOBE0006732820210721074211.020210721d1970 |||||ita|0103 baitaIT1Giuseppe PorcaroNapoliRomaBenincasastampa 1970212 p., [9] c. di tav.ill.26 cm001SOBE000673262001 Taverne e locande della vecchia Napoli / Giuseppe PorcaroPorcaro, GiuseppeSOBA0002161607037146ITUNISOB20210721RICAUNISOBUNISOBFondo|de|Maio|R174945SOBE00067328M 102 Monografia moderna SBNWFondo|de|Maio|R000036-1SI17494520210519DeMaioRdonobethbUNISOBUNISOB20210721073931.020210721074103.0bethbEsempl. num. 749. Per le modalità di consultazione vedi homepage Biblioteca link Fondi11829876UNISOB03119nam 22006254a 450 991022010260332120200520144314.097866124512329781282451230128245123597808330481650833048163(CKB)2550000000005565(EBL)475059(OCoLC)657960606(SSID)ssj0000342115(PQKBManifestationID)12134271(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000342115(PQKBWorkID)10284993(PQKB)11071800(MiAaPQ)EBC475059(oapen)doab114817(EXLCZ)99255000000000556520080702d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRAND and the information evolution a history in essays and vignettes /Willis H. WareSanta Monica, CA Rand Corp.20081 online resource (229 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780833045133 083304513X Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-190) and index.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; IndexThis 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 Information technologyResearchUnited StatesHistoryComputer scienceResearchUnited StatesHistoryMilitary researchUnited StatesHistory20th centuryResearch institutesUnited StatesHistory20th centuryInformation technologyResearchHistory.Computer scienceResearchHistory.Military researchHistoryResearch institutesHistory355/.070973Ware Willis H1236036MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910220102603321RAND and the information evolution2870403UNINA