Title :
Harley Tillitt and computerized library searching
Author :
Segesta, Jim ; Reid-Green, Keith
Abstract :
Responding to the needs of Korean War defense contractors, IBM built the 701 computer. Although its principal purpose was assisting aerospace research and development, other uses quickly developed. At China Lake Naval Ordnance Test Station, Harley Tillitt proposed an experiment to locate specific documents. The experiment was probably the first use of a computer for a library application.
Keywords :
IBM computers; aerospace computing; biographies; history; library automation; mainframes; military computing; China Lake Naval Ordnance Test Station; Harley Tillitt; IBM 701 computer; Korean War defense contractors; aerospace research and development; computerized library searching; document location; history; Aerospace testing; Application software; Central Processing Unit; Computer science education; Lakes; Libraries; Machinery; Military computing; Physics computing; Research and development;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2002.1024760
