Calculation and Computation in the Pre-electronic Era
Aristotle Tympas
Broschiertes Buch

Calculation and Computation in the Pre-electronic Era

The Mechanical and Electrical Ages

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Although it is popularly assumed that the history of computing before the second half of the 20th century was unimportant, in fact the Industrial Revolution was made possible and even sustained by a parallel revolution in computing technology. An examination and historiographical assessment of key developments helps to show how the era of modern electronic computing proceeded from a continual computing revolution that had arisen during the mechanical and the electrical ages.This unique volume introduces the history of computing during the "first" (steam) and "second" (electricity) segments of ...