The Beginnings of SQL
In the beginning was IBM, and IBM created SQL.
SQL, originally an acronym for “Structured Query Language,” is a unified language for defining, querying, modifying, and controlling the data in a relational database. Its name is officially pronounced “ess-cue-ell” (according to the American National Standards Institute), but many people say “sequel.” In this book, we use the term SQL as if it were pronounced “sequel.”
The relational model of database management was proposed in 1970 by Dr. E. F. Codd at the IBM Research Laboratory in San Jose, California, and developed during the following decade in universities and research laboratories. SQL, one of several languages that grew out of this early work, continues to dominate ...
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