Whiz Kids at War: Data Analysis and America’s War in Vietnam
Whiz Kids at War: Data Analysis and America’s War in Vietnam
The Vietnam War was not just America’s first televised war, it was the nation’s first computerized war. The conflict’s hybrid character created a fragmented battlespace that was defined by a lack of front lines, the comingling of friendly and enemy forces, and a patchwork of political and military control. Data collection and analysis thus became […]