• DocumentCode
    884571
  • Title

    Forming a Computer Science Center at the University of Maryland

  • Author

    Minker, Jack

  • Author_Institution
    Maryland Univ., College Park, MD
  • Volume
    29
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    49
  • Lastpage
    64
  • Abstract
    The use of and first courses on computers at Maryland began in the 1940s. The computer science center beginnings are examined in the context of founding director Werner C. Rheinboldt´s noteworthy accomplishments to develop a computation facility with research and educational components, supported by John Menard, assistant director. William F. Atchison, who replaced Rheinboldt as Center director, continued these accomplishments
  • Keywords
    computer science education; educational courses; history; computer science center; educational course; Buildings; Computer science; Computer science education; Educational institutions; Educational programs; History; Lifting equipment; Machinery; Mathematics; Scientific computing; ACM Curriculum ´68; federal grants; first CS courses; first CS director; formation of CS Center; graduate/undergraduate education programs; loss of computer autonomy; planning a CS building; research; software developments;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1058-6180
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MAHC.2007.5
  • Filename
    4211739
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=884571