Special report: Celebrating 50 years of the IBM Journals | Introduction

Special report: Celebrating 50 years of the IBM Journals Introduction: "In this report celebrating 50 years of IBM Journals, the editors have examined citation rates, consulted experts in various fields, and reviewed the earlier retrospective issues in light of the present state of the information technology industry. The result is a compilation of significant papers published in the Journals across the wide span of key technical areas which characterize this industry. Each paper is accompanied by comments which indicate its significance. For simplicity, the papers have been placed in the following categories: applications of information technology, storage systems and databases, computing system architectures, computing methodologies, software, hardware design and implementation, device materials and processes, and fundamental science and mathematics."