Department History

Report by Professor Emeritus Jack Minker

Beginning of Computing and Computer Science at the University of Maryland

Traces the beginning of computing at the University of Maryland in the late 1940s and the formation of the Computer Science Department through 1979.

Report by Professor Emeritus Marvin Zelkowitz

Maturation of Computer Science Research and Education at the University of Maryland: Evolution of the Department of Computer Science from 1979 through 2006

A continuation of Jack Minker's report following the evolution of the Computer Science Department through the end of 2006.

Photo History

Contains an image archive from the early days of the department