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RAND and the information evolution : a history in essays and vignettes / / Willis H. Ware
| RAND and the information evolution : a history in essays and vignettes / / Willis H. Ware |
| Autore | Ware Willis H |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : Rand Corp., 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (229 p.) |
| Disciplina | 355/.070973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Information technology - Research - United States - History
Computer science - Research - United States - History Military research - United States - History - 20th century Research institutes - United States - History - 20th century |
| ISBN |
9786612451232
9781282451230 1282451235 9780833048165 0833048163 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220102603321 |
Ware Willis H
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| Santa Monica, CA, : Rand Corp., 2008 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Slowing military change / / Zhivan J. Alach
| Slowing military change / / Zhivan J. Alach |
| Autore | Alach Zhivan J |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Carlisle, Pa. : , : Strategic Studies Institute, U S Army War College, , 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 98 pages) |
| Disciplina | 355/.070973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Military planning - Effect of technological innovations on - United States
Command and control systems - Effect of technology on Military weapons - Technological innovations |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Foreword -- Summary -- Introduction -- A Representative Program - The F-22 -- Development of American Fighters -- Development Times -- Performance Gains -- Development of Soviet Tanks -- Development of Cruisers -- Relative Military Stasis - Historical Comparisons -- Development of Information Technology -- Cause One: Darwinian Response -- Cause Two: Governmental Culture and Structure -- Cause Three: Technology Issues -- Criticizing Relative Military Stasis -- The Revolution in Military Affairs -- Broader Issues of the Strategic Environment -- Separating the Cold War and Post-Cold War Periods -- The Revolution in Attitudes towards the Military -- Need for Further Analysis -- Conclusion -- Endnotes. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910694568003321 |
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Alach Zhivan J
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| Carlisle, Pa. : , : Strategic Studies Institute, U S Army War College, , 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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