• DocumentCode
    852898
  • Title

    Mathematics, Computer Development, and Science Policy Debates after World War II

  • Author

    Longo, Bernadette

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
  • Volume
    30
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    64
  • Lastpage
    72
  • Abstract
    This study focuses on the work of three mathematicians who collaborated on post-World War II projects. Specifically, the article examines connections between science policy debates and how practices of early computer developers were affected. Debate topics included ownership of technologies developed in private industry and at universities with public funding. Computer developers found solutions to the issues debated, ultimately forming the Association for Computing Machinery.
  • Keywords
    DP industry; computer science; government policies; history; Association for Computing Machinery; computer development; mathematics; post-World War II projects; private industry; public funding; science policy debate; Application software; Collaborative work; Computer industry; Defense industry; Insurance; Machinery; Mathematics; Military communication; Military computing; NIST;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1058-6180
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MAHC.2008.50
  • Filename
    4617918
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=852898