WSC 2009

WSC 2009 Final Abstracts


Education - History of Simulation Track


Tuesday 3:30:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
A Short History of Simulation

Chair: Ricki Ingalls (Oklahoma State University)

A Brief History of Simulation
David Goldsman (Georgia Tech), Richard Nance (Orca Computer, Inc.) and James R. Wilson (North Carolina State University)

Abstract:
We survey the history of simulation up to 1981, with special emphasis on some of the critical advances in the field and some of the individuals who played leading roles in those advances.