Oral history interview with Robert Lee Simpson, 1990 Mar. 14.

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Oral history interview with Robert Lee Simpson, 1990 Mar. 14.

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Simpson discusses his education in computer science and artificial intelligence and work as a program manager in the Information Processing Techniques Office (IPTO) of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Topics include: Simpson's data analysis work while in the Air Force; the work of Ronald B. Ohlander at IPTO; the DARPA contracting process; program manager interaction at DARPA; and the management of DARPA.

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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