Annotated Bibliography of Significant "Thought Pieces" in the Evolution of Operations Research, Christopher Thomas Ryan
1. "Operational Research", P. M. S. Blackett, Operational Research Quarterly (later, the Journal of Operational Research Society) March, 1950, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 3-6. [link]
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2. "The Nature and Development of Operations Research", Charles Kittel, Science, Vol. 105, No. 2719 (Feb. 7, 1947), pp. 150-153 [link]
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3. "Operation research in war and peace", Various authors, Nature, Vol. 160, (Nov. 15, 1947), pp. 660-662 [link]
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