The Evolution of SQL and Relational Databases: A Journey Through Time
The Dawn of Relational Databases In the early 1970s, the world of database management was on the cusp of a revolution, thanks to the visionary work of Dr. E.F. Codd. Codd, an Oxford-educated mathematician working at IBM’s San Jose Research Lab, published a seminal paper titled “A Relational Model of Data for Large Shared Data Banks” in June 1970. This paper introduced the concept of relational databases, which would soon become the cornerstone of modern data management[1][2][5]....