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First in the Field - Breaking Ground in Computer Science at Purdue University (Hardcover)
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First in the Field - Breaking Ground in Computer Science at Purdue University (Hardcover)
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First in the Field: Breaking Ground in Computer Science at Purdue
University chronicles the history and development of the first
computer science department established at a university in the
United States. The backdrop for this groundbreaking academic
achievement is Purdue in the 1950s when mathematicians,
statisticians, engineers, and scientists from various departments
were searching for faster and more efficient ways to conduct their
research. These were fertile times, as recognized by Purdue’s
President Frederick L. Hovde, whose support of what was to become
the first “university-centered” computer center in America laid
the foundation for the nation’s first department of computer
science. The book pulls together strands of the story from
previously unpublished texts and photographs, as well as published
articles and interviews, to provide the first complete historical
account of the genesis of the Department of Computer Sciences at
Purdue, and its continued growth up to the present. It is a
fascinating story with parallels to the “space race,” involving
many players, some of whose contributions have gone previously
unacknowledged in the heat of the race. Filled with unique
historical anecdotes detailing the challenges of legitimizing the
new academic field, these stories bring to life the strong
convictions of a group of pioneering thinkers that continue to
resonate for us today. The raw determination required to transform
a computing laboratory that offered early programming courses into
a full-fledged computer center and a department offering degrees in
computer science characterizes this story of interest to anyone
intrigued by the pathways creativity takes in scientific endeavors.
It is a story that matters because it was, and is, an ongoing
achievement of leadership in education and research in a field that
has totally revolutionized our society.
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