Browsing by Author "Ware, Willis H."

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    Oral history interview with Willis H. Ware
    (Charles Babbage Institute, 1981-01-19) Ware, Willis H.
    The interview is primarily devoted to Ware's work on the Institute for Advanced Study computer project in the late 1940s. Ware details the contributions of Jules Charney, John von Neumann, Herman Goldstine, and others. He discusses the division of tasks, interaction among project members, design considerations, the pace of work, and patent issues. Ware distinguishes between scientific and commercial computers, and compares the Institute computer to others produced at the time. Associations of the Institute with IBM, RCA, and other companies and with Princeton University is also discussed. Ware also relates his move to the RAND Corporation and RAND's activities in computing.
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    Oral history interview with Willis Ware
    (Charles Babbage Institute, 2003-08-11) Ware, Willis H.
    Distinguished computer scientist, longtime head of the Computer Science Department at the RAND Corporation, and pioneer and leader on issues of computer security and privacy discusses the history of Computer Science at RAND and other topics. This includes the transition of RAND to digital computing with the Johnniac project and RAND’s programming and software work. Dr. Ware also talks about his work and leadership in organizations such as ACM and AFIPS, as well as on the issues of computer security and privacy with the Ware Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Computer Security, HEW’s Advisory Committee on Automated Personal Data, and the Privacy Protection Study Commission. Finally, Dr. Ware outlines broad changes and developments within the RAND Corporation, particularly as they relate to research in computing and software at the organization.