Computer sciences at Purdue University: 1962 to 2000

Purdue University established the first academic department of computer sciences in 1962. The events leading to its establishment are chronicled and its first 35 years of development presented. Nationally, computer science departments experienced a steady increase in size and activities, which were...

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Published inIEEE annals of the history of computing Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 48 - 61
Main Authors RICE, John R, ROSEN, Saul
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Alamitos, CA IEEE Computer Society 01.04.2004
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects
20th century
Applied mathematics
Computer engineering
Computer science
Computers
Core curriculum
Departments
Digital computers
Engineering schools
Explosions
General history of technology
General points
History
History of science and technology
History of teaching and the spread of science and technology
Laboratories
Mathematical sciences and techniques
Multiplication & division
Numerical analysis
Presidents
Science education
Teaching
Technology
Universities
Century 20
Scientific education
University and school
Technology
Scientific research
Electronics
Data processing
Calculation
Mathematics
Laboratory
Artificial intelligence
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Summary:Purdue University established the first academic department of computer sciences in 1962. The events leading to its establishment are chronicled and its first 35 years of development presented. Nationally, computer science departments experienced a steady increase in size and activities, which were reflected in Purdue's experience. The two periods of crises in the department's history were triggered by the two periods of national enrollment explosion in the number of undergraduate majors.
ISSN:1058-6180
1934-1547
DOI:10.1109/MAHC.2004.1299659