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History of the Department - Department of Computer Science - Purdue University

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L. Duane Pyle seated at the console of the IBM 7090 with Samuel Conte standing on right during the 7090 dedication, April 26, 1963. By John R. Rice and Saul Rosen This account is a condensation and updating of two articles by John R. Rice and Saul Rosen in the book Studies in Computer Science: In honor of Samuel D. Conte (R. DeMillo and J. Rice, eds.) Plenum Pub., 1994. The articles are The Origins of Computing at Purdue University, pages, 31-44 and History of the Computer Sciences Department of Purdue University, pages 45-72. The first Department of Computer Sciences in the United States was established at Purdue University in October 1962. There are three natural phases in its history. In the 1960s the effort was to define courses, degree programs, and indirectly the field itself. The 1970s saw the department's maturation and growth into a typical university department. The 1980s started with a series of crises, some nationwide and some internal to Purdue, which eventually gave the d

History of the Department - Department of Computer Science - Purdue University Skip to content Home History History of the Department History of the Department L. Duane Pyle seated at the console of the IBM 7090 with Samuel Conte standing on right during the 7090 dedication, April 26, 1963.   By John R. Rice and Saul Rosen This account is a condensation and updating of two articles by John R. Rice and Saul Rosen in the book Studies in Computer Science: In honor of Samuel D. Conte (R. DeMillo and J. Rice, eds.) Plenum Pub., 1994. The articles are The Origins of Computing at Purdue Universi

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