Architects of the Information Society: Thirty-Five Years of the Laboratory for Computer Science at Mit

Erscheinungsjahr 1999
ISBN: 978-0-262-07196-3
Verlag: MIT PR

Buch, Englisch, 86 Seiten, Format (B × H): 203 mm x 201 mm, Gewicht: 408 g

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Laboratory for Computer Science (LCS) has
been responsible for some of the most significant technological achievements of the past few
decades. Much of the hardware and software driving the information revolution has been, and
continues to be, created at LCS. Anyone who sends and receives email, communicates with colleagues
through a LAN, surfs the Web, or makes decisions using a spreadsheet is benefiting from the
creativity of LCS members.LCS is an interdepartmental laboratory that brings together faculty,
researchers, and students in a broad program of study, research, and experimentation. Their
principal goal is to pursue innovations in information technology that will improve people's lives.
LCS members have been instrumental in the development of ARPAnet, the Internet, the Web, Ethernet,
time-shared computers, UNIX, RSA encryption, the X Windows system, NuBus, and many other
technologies.This book, published in celebration of LCS's thirty-fifth anniversary, chronicles its
history, achievements, and continued importance to computer science. The essays are complemented by
historical photographs.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Garfinkel, Simson

Garfinkel, Simson L

Abelson, Harold

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Universitäten, Wissenschaftliche Akademien, Gelehrtengesellschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen

Über Autor(innen)

Abelson, Harold
Hal Abelson is Class of 1922 Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a fellow of the IEEE. He is a founding
director of Creative Commons, Public Knowledge, and the <I> </I>Free
Software Foundation. Additionally, he serves as co-chair for the MIT Council on
Educational Technology.