Paul E. Ceruzzi, Curator of Aerospace Electronics and Computing Paul E Ceruzzi
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This engaging history covers modern computing from the development of the first electronic digital computer through the advent of the World Wide Web.
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The author concentrates on four key moments of transition: the transformation of the computer in the late 1940s from a specialized scientific instrument to a commercial product; the emergence of small systems in the late 1960s; the beginnings of personal computing in the 1970s; and the spread of networking after 1985. The focus is on the United States, on computing per se rather than on applications such as artificial intelligence, and on systems that were sold commercially and installed in quantities. The author balances stories of individuals with those of institutions and emphasizes those factors that conspired to bring about the decisive shifts in the story.
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History
Science & Technology
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History
Science
Computers
Data Science
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Publishing Info
Publisher
Turtleback
Month-Year
Feb, 2000
ISBN
ISBN-13: 9780613924139
ISBN-10: 0613924134
Language
English
No. of Pages
398
Format
Paperback
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