| Title: |
Keith W. Uncapher
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| Local code: |
OH 74
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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: |
The interview begins with a review of projects at RAND when Uncapher was hired in 1950. He discusses some of the projects he was involved in or had managerial responsibility for through the early 1970s, such as JOHNNIAC, JOSS, a survivable national network, GRAIL (GRAphical Interactive Language), and some work related to the ARPANET. The formation of Information Sciences Institute (ISI), funded by DARPA, is described, as well as some of the work ISI did for DARPA/IPTO. The interview ends with Uncapher's general observations on how DARPA and IPTO have changed over his years as a contractor. This interview was recorded as part of a research project on the influence of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on the development of computer science in the United States.
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| Extent: |
36 pages
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| URL: |
http://www.cbi.umn.edu/oh/pdf.phtml?id=50
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1989 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Uncapher, Keith W.
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker occupation: |
Contractor; Electrical engineer
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| Document location: |
Los Angeles, CA
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| Document date: |
10-Jul-1989
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| Interviewer: |
Norberg, Arthur L.
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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: |
OHI0024062-25607
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