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The History of Computing: A Very Short Introduction
Taschenbuch von Doron Swade
Sprache: Englisch

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This Very Short Introduction discusses the central events, machines, and people that feature in established accounts of the history of computing. It then recontextualises them, critically examining received perceptions and providing a fresh look at the nature and development of the modern electronic computer.
This Very Short Introduction discusses the central events, machines, and people that feature in established accounts of the history of computing. It then recontextualises them, critically examining received perceptions and providing a fresh look at the nature and development of the modern electronic computer.
Über den Autor
Doron Swade is an engineer, a historian, and a museum professional. He was Curator of Computing at the London Science Museum (1985-1999), and Assistant Director and Head of Collections there (1999-2003). He is a leading authority on computer pioneer Charles Babbage, and masterminded the construction of Babbage's Difference Engine No. 2 built to original 19th-century designs. He was formerly Visiting Professor at Royal College of Art, and Guest Curator at the Computer History Museum, California (2006-2008). He has published widely on curatorship, Babbage, and the history of computing, and his books include The Dream Machine: Exploring the Computer Age (1991, with Jon Palfreman) and The Cogwheel Brain: Charles Babbage and the Quest to Build the First Computer (2001).
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Acknowledgements

  • List of Illustrations

  • 1: History and computing

  • 2: Calculation

  • 3: Automatic computation

  • 4: Electronic computing

  • 5: The computer boom

  • 6: Revolution

  • 7: The future of history

  • Further reading

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Fachbereich: Einzelne Wirtschaftszweige
Genre: Wirtschaft
Rubrik: Recht & Wirtschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Very Short Introductions
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780198831754
ISBN-10: 0198831757
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Swade, Doron
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Maße: 171 x 115 x 12 mm
Von/Mit: Doron Swade
Erscheinungsdatum: 25.08.2022
Gewicht: 0,123 kg
Artikel-ID: 121176088
Über den Autor
Doron Swade is an engineer, a historian, and a museum professional. He was Curator of Computing at the London Science Museum (1985-1999), and Assistant Director and Head of Collections there (1999-2003). He is a leading authority on computer pioneer Charles Babbage, and masterminded the construction of Babbage's Difference Engine No. 2 built to original 19th-century designs. He was formerly Visiting Professor at Royal College of Art, and Guest Curator at the Computer History Museum, California (2006-2008). He has published widely on curatorship, Babbage, and the history of computing, and his books include The Dream Machine: Exploring the Computer Age (1991, with Jon Palfreman) and The Cogwheel Brain: Charles Babbage and the Quest to Build the First Computer (2001).
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Acknowledgements

  • List of Illustrations

  • 1: History and computing

  • 2: Calculation

  • 3: Automatic computation

  • 4: Electronic computing

  • 5: The computer boom

  • 6: Revolution

  • 7: The future of history

  • Further reading

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Fachbereich: Einzelne Wirtschaftszweige
Genre: Wirtschaft
Rubrik: Recht & Wirtschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Very Short Introductions
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780198831754
ISBN-10: 0198831757
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Swade, Doron
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Maße: 171 x 115 x 12 mm
Von/Mit: Doron Swade
Erscheinungsdatum: 25.08.2022
Gewicht: 0,123 kg
Artikel-ID: 121176088
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