Computers and the Pentagon Part One

Uploaded on Friday 25 February 2011

DESCRIPTION

The world's biggest computer user is the U.S. government and the military in particular. This program reviews the military uses of computer technology. Shot on location at various research centers around the country. Featured are the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Advanced Decision Systems in Mountain View, California. Demonstrations include the Pilot's Assistant and the Battlefield Commander's Assistant. Also flight and battle simulators from Singer Link. Guests include Raj Reddy, Director of the Robotics Institute at CMU. Originally broadcast in 1986.

DETAILS

Language: English

Length: 28:00

Country: United States

License:
Creative Commons License

Computers and the Pentagon Part One by Computer Chronicles is licensed under a Creative Commons Public Domain 3.0 License.


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