The Rand Corporation; the first fifteen years.

Expert InsightsPublished 1963

Beginning with an analysis of how Rand came into being in 1948, the Paper reviews the history of the Corporation, through its fifteen years of seeking rational, scientific approaches to problems important to the national interest. In discussing the structure and the goals of Rand, the Paper points out some of the Corporation's achievements in scientific areas--ranging from meteorology to longistics, set forth in some 7000 separate publications.

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  • Year: 1963
  • Pages: 51
  • Document Number: P-3000

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