Oral history interview with Robert E. Kahn, 1989 Mar. 22.

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Oral history interview with Robert E. Kahn, 1989 Mar. 22.

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Kahn briefly discusses his educational background and involvement with the development of ARPANET before focusing on the operations of IPTO. Kahn describes the development of computer networks with DARPA support and explains the process of contracting research at DARPA as well as the creation of DARPA budgets in detail. In this context he discusses the work of various DARPA and IPTO personnel including J. C. R. Licklider, Vinton Cerf, Larry Roberts, and George Heilmeier.

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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United States. Department of Defense. Information Processing Techniques Office

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In 1964, the Behavioral Sciences, Command and Control Research Office was split into the Behavioral Sciences Office (BSO) that covered the behavioral science functions and the Information Processing Techniques Office (IPTO) that took over the Command and Control Research (CCR) functions.The Information Processing Techniques Office was dedicated to developing advanced information processing and computer communications technologies for critical military and national security applications. In its a...

Aspray, William,

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Heilmeier, George H.,

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Electrical engineer and director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), 1975-1979. From the description of Oral history interview with George H. Heilmeier, 1991 March 27. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63297225 ...

Roberts, Lawrence G., 1937-

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Computer scientist and Information Processing Techniques Office (IPTO) Director from 1968-1973. From the description of Oral history interview with Lawrence G. Roberts, 1989 April 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154352804 ...

Licklider, J. C. R.

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First Information Processing Techniques Office director. From the description of Oral history interview with J. C. R. Licklider, 1988 Oct. 28. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63309584 ...

Cerf, Vinton G., 1943-

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Computer scientist. From the description of Oral history interview with Vinton G. Cerf, 1990 Apr. 24. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63276494 ...

Kahn, Robert Emanuel, 1938-

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Computer scientist and former director of the Information Processing Techniques Office (IPTO) of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). From the description of Oral history interview with Robert E. Kahn, 1989 Mar. 22. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63289547 Computer scientist. From the description of Oral history interview with Robert E. Kahn, 1990 Apr. 24. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63...