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1960s

This dimension groups fields of computing by the era in which they emerged as a distinct area of study. Wikipedia notes that computer science spans "theoretical disciplines" through to "applied disciplines," fields that have opened up at very different points in the history of computing. Browsing by origin era lets a visitor compare fields that emerged in the same period.

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1969 CE 1
1960s
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1. Wikipedia: ARPANET
WikipediaARPANET, Creation section, IMP contract sentence, field subcategory use
Quote, ARPANET, Creation section, IMP contract sentence, field subcategory use
In 1969, ARPA awarded the contract to build the Interface Message Processors (IMPs) for the network to Bolt Beranek & Newman (BBN).
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