| Title: |
Harry George Hedges
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| Local code: |
OH 221
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Charles Babbage Institute
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| Collection: |
Charles Babbage Institute Oral History Program
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| Description: |
Hedges briefly describes the creation of the Michigan State University computer science department before shifting the focus of the interview to his work at the National Science Foundation (NSF). Topics include: the work of Rick Adrion in theoretical computer science; the proposal process; NSF's Coordinated Experimental Research Program and similar infrastructure programs; and the manner in which grants influenced the development of computer science programs in the U.S.
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| Extent: |
26 pages
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| URL: |
http://www.cbi.umn.edu/oh/pdf.phtml?id=145
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1990 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Hedges, Harry George
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker occupation: |
Electrical engineer
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| Document location: |
Washington, D.C.
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| Document date: |
26-Sep-1990
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| Interviewer: |
Nebeker, Frederick
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| Locations discussed: |
North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Computer software; Electric engineering; Engineering; Information technology; North America; Oral history; Software engineering; United States
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0023967-25511
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