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Welcome to the Stanford Computer Forum Wiki
This site is a repository of historical information about Stanford's Computer Science Department and Computer Systems Laboratory. For more about the site itself, see ComputerForum:About.
Some of the history has been added to this site:
- Timeline - originally compiled by Nils Nilsson with extensive help from faculty and staff
Some of the history is now on other sites:
- FacultyBooks - A list of textbooks written or co-written by the faculty
- FacultyHonors A list of honors and awards for the faculty
- For a searchable compilation of companies founded by people affiliated with Stanford, see Wellspring of Innovation. According to this website, “In the last several decades, over 1,200 full-time companies were founded by members of the Stanford University community.” Just a few of these are listed in the timeline.
Some of the significant events in the history of Stanford’s Computer Science Department and Computer Systems Laboratory are listed here chronologically.