Armer, Paul.
Variant namesHead of the Computer Science Dept. of RAND Corporation and later computer industry analyst.
From the description of Oral history interview with Paul Armer, 1973 Apr. 16. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63306975
Paul Armer (1924-), an employee of the Rand Corporation, was a pioneer in computer development on the West Coast in the 1950s and 1960s. He was an officer of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Association for Computing Machines (ACM) in the 1950s and served on its National Council, 1958-1960 and 1964-1968. He participated in the ACM National Lectureship Series in 1966-1967. He also represented the ACM on the National Joint Computer Committee (NJCC) in 1958-1961 and was vice-chair of NJCC, 1959-1960. Armer was president of the American Federation of Information Processing Societies (AFIPS), 1968-1969.
From the description of Paul Armer Collection, 1949-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80405154
Computer scientist.
From the description of Oral history interview with Paul Armer, 1981 ca. June 1. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63283007
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creatorOf | Armer, Paul. Oral history interview with Paul Armer, 1981 ca. June 1. | University of Minnesota, Minneapolis | |
creatorOf | SHARE Records | National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center | |
referencedIn | McCorduck, Pamela, 1940-. The Pamela McCorduck collection, 1972-1979. | Carnegie Mellon University, Hunt Library | |
creatorOf | Paul Armer Collection | National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center | |
creatorOf | Computer Oral History Collection | National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center | |
referencedIn | Rand Symposium. Rand Symposium records, 1958-1976. | University of Minnesota, Minneapolis | |
creatorOf | Armer, Paul. Oral history interview with Paul Armer, 1973 Apr. 16. | University of Minnesota, Minneapolis | |
referencedIn | RAND Symposia on computing transcripts, 1958-1976 | University of Minnesota Libraries. Charles Babbage Institute. | |
creatorOf | Armer, Paul. Paul Armer Collection, 1949-1970. | American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library |
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