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A Scholar and a Simulation Ahead of Their Time: Memories of Harold Guetzkow

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  • Kenneth Janda

    (Northwestern University, USA, k-janda@northwestern.edu)

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Research on international relations at Northwestern University in the 1960s and 1970s revolved around Harold Gueztkow’s pioneering work on the simulation of international processes. As a beginning faculty member, I benefited from the insights and excitement of that special time and place. As a participant in one of his events, I experienced the challenges he faced in carrying off the complex operation of man-machine simulation, when the machines consisted of typewriters, thermofax machines, and a mainframe computers with punch-card input. As a beneficiary of the revolution introduced by networked microcomputers, I realized that Guetzkow’s successes would have been multiplied many times over if the proper technology had been available to him.

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  • Kenneth Janda, 2011. "A Scholar and a Simulation Ahead of Their Time: Memories of Harold Guetzkow," Simulation & Gaming, , vol. 42(3), pages 301-307, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:simgam:v:42:y:2011:i:3:p:301-307
    DOI: 10.1177/1046878110393867
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