The Formation of Computer Science Centers in Ukraine in the second half of the XXth century

The development of information technologies in Ukraine in the second half of the twentieth century is considered. The so-called electronic period was represented by the rapid development of computer science centers in Lviv, Kyiv and Kharkiv. First of all, computer technology was used in the Space. On-board computers were created at enterprises and special design bureaus, and software for studying the Moon was developed. At the same time, equipment for submarines was developed. Special CS for intercontinental ballistic missiles and launch vehicles were developed too. The article presents which departments were created in universities and institutes and who headed them. It is noted that despite the rapid development of information technology in Ukraine, money for the installation of equipment, as well as proper software support was not allocated by the country's leadership. And this is the reason that our country, despite the rapid start in the development of information technology in the second half of the twentieth century, it lagged sharply behind other European countries at the end of the last century.