Title
Experiences and Reflections of a Computer and Systems Engineering Pioneer
Catalog Number
102738808
Type
Document
Description
This account is divided into several sections, which each cover a period in the author's career. Phase 1, entitled "The Computer Industry," covers his work from 1959 to 1974, comprising IBM Datasaab, Univac and others. Phase 2, entitled "Computer Based Systems," covers work from 1974 to 1996, focused on industrial controls and power engineering; and phase 3, "Complex Systems, " (1996-present) details his work with ISO on software standards. The importance of such standards to robust software development is discussed.
Date
2018-02
Contributor
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Lawson, Harold W. (Bud), Author
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Publisher
Computer History Museum
Extent
19 p.
Format
PDF
Category
Personal Narrative
Subject
CODASYL; COBOL (Computer program language); Hopper, Grace; RCA; UNIVAC; IBM; OS/360; Datasaab; ISO
Credit
Computer History Museum
