Tom Jewett: Outstanding Service 2000 Matthew North, Computers & Society editor Washington & Jefferson College mnorth@washjeff.edu [Q1]: I noticed on your online biography that you first earned a bachelor s degree in music. I can relate, having earned a bachelor s degree in history before moving in to the world of computing as a professional. Looking back, what was it that first sparked your interest in computing, and do you think non-traditional paths people sometimes take on the road to a career in computing is significant? [A]: This is going to be fairly complicated. For me, the path into computing was really, really nontraditional. There are two parts to this. My introduction into computing was pretty accidental. I was in the Air Force, courtesy of the draft board. It was 1967, and of course you remember at that time they needed bodies. My second Air Force assignment was in missile operations at Grand Forks, ND. One of the things I became interested in was the training aspect, and we had a simulator, pretty much like an aircraft or pilot simulator to help train on all of the missile control equipment. This thing was of course computer driven a
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Tom Jewett: outstanding service 2000
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