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RAND and the information evolution : a history in essays and vignettes
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ISBN: 1282451235 9786612451232 0833048163 083304513X 9780833048165 9781282451230 9780833045133 6612451238 Year: 2008 Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corp.,

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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


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RAND in Southeast Asia : a history of the Vietnam War era
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ISBN: 083304754X 0833049151 9780833049155 9780833047540 Year: 2010 Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : RAND,

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This volume chronicles RAND's involvement in researching insurgency and counterinsurgency in Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand during the Vietnam War era and assesses the effect that this research had on U.S. officials and policies. Elliott draws on interviews with former RAND staff and the many studies that RAND produced on these topics to provide a narrative that captures the tenor of the times and conveys the attitudes and thinking of those involved.

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