Eric G. Swedin, David L. Ferro

The Computer

A Brief History of the Machine That Changed the World

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book, aimed at general readers, covers the entirety of computing history from antiquity to the present, placing the story of computing into the broader context of politics, economics, society, and more. Computers dominate the world we live in, and this book describes how we got here.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Juli 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9781440866043
• ISBN-10: 144086604X
• Artikelnr.: 65256661

Autorenporträt

Eric G. Swedin, David L. Ferro

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction ONE Before Computers TWO The First Electronic Computers THREE
The Second Generation: From Vacuum Tubes to Transistors FOUR The Third
Generation: From Integrated Circuits to Microprocessors FIVE Personal
Computers: Bringing the Computer into the Home SIX Connections: Networking
Computers Together SEVEN Moore's Law Triumphant EIGHT Social Media NINE
Computers Everywhere TEN Information Security Reflections on the Past and
Future: A Conclusion Bibliography Index