Intelligence, innovation and integrity - KD Tocher and the dawn of simulation

Journal of Simulation

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 128-137

  Hollocks, B W ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computing; Discrete event simulation; History of OR; Simulation; Simulation software

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION LANGUAGES; DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION;

COMPUTING; COMPUTING HARDWARE; HISTORY OF OR; OPERATIONAL RESEARCH; SIMULATION; SIMULATION PROGRAM; SIMULATION SOFTWARE;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 56649083335     PISSN: 17477778     EISSN: 17477786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jos.2008.15     Document Type: Article

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