Oral history interview with Robert M. Fano, 1989 Apr. 20-21 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:Fano discusses his move to computer science from information theory and his interaction with the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA). Topics include: computing research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; the work of J.C.R. Licklider at the Information Processing Techniques Office of ARPA; timesharing and computer network research; Project MAC; computer science education; CTSS development; System Development Corporation; the development of ARPANET; and a comparison of ARPA, National Science Foundation, and Office of Naval Research computer science funding