Oral history interview with John George Herriot, 1979 May 22.

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Oral history interview with John George Herriot, 1979 May 22.

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This interview is concerned principally with the early years of computing at Stanford University. Herriot begins by discussing his postgraduate work at Brown University in the 1940s and his work experiences prior to joining Stanford in 1946. In 1952 Herriot was appointed the first director of the Stanford University Computation Center. He discusses the formation and funding of the computation center and its integration with the rest of Stanford. Herriot also discusses the formation and development of the Stanford Computer Science Department, centering on the role of George Forsythe, and affiliations between Stanford and private industry.

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Stanford University. Computer Science Dept.

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Stanford University. Computation Center

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Herriot, John George, 1916-

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John G. Herriot earned his B.S. in mathematics and physics at the University of Manitoba in 1937 and his Ph.D. in mathematics at Brown University in 1941. He first taught at Stanford from 1942-1944, leaving to do research in the Ames Aeronautical Laboratory at Moffett Field. He returned to Stanford in 1946 as assistant professor of mathematics, becoming full professor in 1956; he retired from teaching in 1982. He served as the first directory of the Stanford Computation Center, 1953-61, taught t...

Forsythe, George E. (George Elmer), 1917-

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George Forsythe was professor of mathematics and computer science (1957-72), Director of the Computation Center and Computer Science Division of the Mathematics Department (1961-65), first Chairman of the Computer Science Department (1965-71). Alexandra Forsythe taught computer science and was known for her interest in women in the science fields. From the description of George and Alexandra Forsythe papers, 1938-1979. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122387958 ...

McCorduck, Pamela, 1940-....

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Pamela McCorduck conducted a series of oral history interviews with researchers involved in artificial intelligence (AI) during 1974 and 1975. The project was funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The interviews resulted in McCorduck's book Machines Who Think: A Personal Inquiry into the History and Prospects of Artificial Intelligence (San Francisco: W.H. Freeman and Company, 1979). The collection includes interviews with Carnegie Mellon researchers Allen Newel...