Computing History at Bell Labs
Read OriginalThis article presents a transcript of a 1997 talk by Doug McIlroy detailing the history of computing research at Bell Labs. It covers early work from the 1930s onward, including George Stibitz's relay computers, numerical computation challenges, and anecdotes about debugging and programming practices. The content is a historical account of foundational computing and software engineering developments.
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