The SIGs, active chapters, individual members, notable leaders, social and political issues, international issues, computing and community education...all are topics found within this first book-length history of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). Featuring insightful profiles of people who shaped ACM, such as Edmund Berkeley, George Forsythe, Jean Sammet, Peter Denning, and Kelly Gotlieb, and honest assessments of controversial episodes, this volume deals with compelling and complex issues involving ACM and computing.

This is not a narrow organizational history. While much information about the SIGs and committees are presented, this book is about how the ACM defined the discipline, broadened the profession, and how it has expanded research frontiers. It is a permanent contribution to documenting the history of ACM and understanding its central role in the history of computing.

The SIGs, active chapters, individual members, notable leaders, social and political issues, international issues, computing and community education...all are topics found within this first book-length history of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). Featuring insightful profiles of people who shaped ACM, such as Edmund Berkeley, George Forsythe, Jean Sammet, Peter Denning, and Kelly Gotlieb, and honest assessments of controversial episodes, this volume deals with compelling and complex issues involving ACM and computing.

This is not a narrow organizational history. While much information about the SIGs and committees are presented, this book is about how the ACM defined the discipline, broadened the profession, and how it has expanded research frontiers. It is a permanent contribution to documenting the history of ACM and understanding its central role in the history of computing.