Browsing by Subject "Computer science -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- History"

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    Oral history interview with Harry G. Hedges
    (Charles Babbage Institute, 1990-09-26) Hedges, Harry George; Nebeker, Frederik
    Hedges briefly describes the creation of the Michigan State University computer science department before shifting the focus of the interview to his work at the National Science Foundation (NSF). Topics include: the work of Rick Adrion in theoretical computer science; the proposal process; NSF's Coordinated Experimental Research Program and similar infrastructure programs; and the manner in which grants influenced the development of computer science programs in the U.S.