Computing
A Concise History
$30.08
- Paperback
216 pages
- Release Date
15 June 2012
Summary
A compact and accessible history, from punch cards and calculators to UNIVAC and ENIAC, the personal computer, Silicon Valley, and the Internet.The history of computing could be told as the story of hardware and software, or the story of the Internet, or the story of “smart” hand-held devices, with subplots involving IBM, Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, and Twitter. In this concise and accessible account of the invention and development of digital technology, computer historian Paul Ceruzzi offer…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262517676 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262517671 |
| Author: | Paul E. Ceruzzi |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 216 |
| Release Date: | 15 June 2012 |
| Weight: | 227g |
| Dimensions: | 178mm x 127mm x 11mm |
| Series: | Computing |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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It’s a delightful small book, very nicely produced and with illustrations, perfect for a journey or to slip in a pocket for commuting. It’s also, in 150 pages, a super overview of the history of this utterly transformational technology…
– Diane Coyle * The Enlightened Economist *For those interested in the fundamentals of computer history, Computing: A Concise History navigates a complex world with in-depth, authoritative coverage in terms accessible to the non-expert.
– John F. Barber * Leonardo Reviews *About The Author
Paul E. Ceruzzi
Paul E. Ceruzzi is Curator at the National Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian Institution. He is the author of Computing: A Concise History, A History of Modern Computing, and Internet Alley: High Technology in Tysons Corner, 1945-2005, all published by the MIT Press, and other books.
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