An interview with Joseph F. Traub
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Author
Contributions
- Traub, J. F. (Joseph Frederick), 1932-2015, interviewee - Contributor
Publication
1984 - Charles Babbage Institute, The Center for History of Information Processing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Language
English
Word Count
12,500 words, Guess
Page Count
50 pages
Identifiers
- OCLC Control Number1006910977
- Open LibraryOL44536076M
Classifications
- LCCQA76.2.T73 A76 1984
Description
The main topic in this interview is institutions in computing. The discussion begins with why computer science has developed as a discipline at some intitutions and not others. Institutions highlighted include Stanford, Berkeley [University of California, Berkeley], University of Pennsylvania, MIT, and Carnegie-Mellon. Other topics include industrial and government funding of computer science departments and the importance of educational institutions to regional centers of industrial computing. Traub also talks about his experience at Bell and Watson Laboratories.
Description
Traub discusses his academic contributions to computer science and mathematics at Bell Laboratories and at Caregie-Mellon and Columbia Universities, his role in the development of computational complexity, and algorithms. He also describes his book, "Iterative Methods for the Solution of Equations".
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