Home / Series / Computer Chronicles / Aired Order / Season 3 / Episode 25

Computers and the Pentagon: Part 1

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. http://archive.org/details/Computer1986_2

English
  • Originally Aired March 18, 1986
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-G
  • Network PBS
  • Created February 14, 2018 by
    Administrator admin
  • Modified February 14, 2018 by
    Administrator admin
Name Type Role
Stewart Cheifet Writer