Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science

In July 1965, Allen Newell, Herbert A. Simon, and Alan J. Perlis, in conjunction with the faculty from the Graduate School of Industrial Administration (GSIA, renamed Tepper School of Business in 2004), staff from the newly formed Computation Center, and key administrators created the Computer Science Department, one of the first such departments in the nation.

[2] During the 1970s the Computer Science Department offered only a PhD study program, with no master's degree as an intermediate step.

It had quickly focused on computer networking, operating systems (Hydra, Accent, Mach), and robotics.

[6] SCS research professor Scott Fahlman is credited with the invention of the smiley face emoticon.

The text of Fahlman's original post was lost for nearly 20 years but was later recovered from backup tapes:[10] Tartan Racing is a collaboration between Carnegie Mellon and General Motors Corporation that competes in the DARPA Grand Challenge.

The Grand Challenge is a competition for driverless cars sponsored by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

In the challenge, team vehicles were required to obey all California driving laws, share the road with other drivers and robotic cars, and complete the course in under six hours.

[13] Faculty members from the School of Computer Science have received international recognition for achievements within their fields.