Author: Thomas Haigh
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262033984
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
This work explores the conception, design, construction, use, and afterlife of ENIAC, the first general purpose digital electronic computer.
ENIAC in Action
Author: Thomas Haigh
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262033984
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
This work explores the conception, design, construction, use, and afterlife of ENIAC, the first general purpose digital electronic computer.
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262033984
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
This work explores the conception, design, construction, use, and afterlife of ENIAC, the first general purpose digital electronic computer.
The Preparation of Programs for an Electronic Digital Computer
Author: Maurice Vincent Wilkes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Calculators
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
This is often considered the first book on computer programming. It was written for the EDSAC (Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator) computer that began operation in 1949 as the world's first regularly operated stored program computer. The idea of a library of subroutines was developed for the EDSAC, and is described in this book. Maurice Wilkes lead the development of the EDSAC.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Calculators
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
This is often considered the first book on computer programming. It was written for the EDSAC (Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator) computer that began operation in 1949 as the world's first regularly operated stored program computer. The idea of a library of subroutines was developed for the EDSAC, and is described in this book. Maurice Wilkes lead the development of the EDSAC.
Electronic Brains
Author: Mike Hally
Publisher: Granta Books (Uk)
ISBN:
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Account of the birth of the modern computer from 1930-1960.
Publisher: Granta Books (Uk)
ISBN:
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Account of the birth of the modern computer from 1930-1960.
The First Electronic Computer
Author: Alice R. Burks
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472081042
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Tells of the design, construction, and subsequent controversy over the first special-purpose electronic computer
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472081042
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Tells of the design, construction, and subsequent controversy over the first special-purpose electronic computer
A History of Modern Computing, second edition
Author: Paul E. Ceruzzi
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 9780262532037
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
From the first digital computer to the dot-com crash—a story of individuals, institutions, and the forces that led to a series of dramatic transformations. This engaging history covers modern computing from the development of the first electronic digital computer through the dot-com crash. The author concentrates on five 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 beginning of personal computing in the 1970s; the spread of networking after 1985; and, in a chapter written for this edition, the period 1995-2001. The new material focuses on the Microsoft antitrust suit, the rise and fall of the dot-coms, and the advent of open source software, particularly Linux. Within the chronological narrative, the book traces several overlapping threads: the evolution of the computer's internal design; the effect of economic trends and the Cold War; the long-term role of IBM as a player and as a target for upstart entrepreneurs; the growth of software from a hidden element to a major character in the story of computing; and the recurring issue of the place of information and computing in a democratic society. The focus is on the United States (though Europe and Japan enter the story at crucial points), on computing per se rather than on applications such as artificial intelligence, and on systems that were sold commercially and installed in quantities.
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 9780262532037
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
From the first digital computer to the dot-com crash—a story of individuals, institutions, and the forces that led to a series of dramatic transformations. This engaging history covers modern computing from the development of the first electronic digital computer through the dot-com crash. The author concentrates on five 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 beginning of personal computing in the 1970s; the spread of networking after 1985; and, in a chapter written for this edition, the period 1995-2001. The new material focuses on the Microsoft antitrust suit, the rise and fall of the dot-coms, and the advent of open source software, particularly Linux. Within the chronological narrative, the book traces several overlapping threads: the evolution of the computer's internal design; the effect of economic trends and the Cold War; the long-term role of IBM as a player and as a target for upstart entrepreneurs; the growth of software from a hidden element to a major character in the story of computing; and the recurring issue of the place of information and computing in a democratic society. The focus is on the United States (though Europe and Japan enter the story at crucial points), on computing per se rather than on applications such as artificial intelligence, and on systems that were sold commercially and installed in quantities.
Faster Than Thought
Author: Bertram Vivian Bowden (Baron Bowden)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
An early introduction to electronic computing. Containing specific information on British computer investigations of the 1940's and '50's.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
An early introduction to electronic computing. Containing specific information on British computer investigations of the 1940's and '50's.
Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer Eniac Technical Manual
Author: Adele K. Goldstine
Publisher: Periscope Film LLC
ISBN: 9781937684662
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
This edition provides a fascinating glimpse into the technology behind the world's first electronic, general-purpose computer, conceived by John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert and financed by the Ordnance Department of the U.S. Army. The Army's intent was to use it to calculate artillery firing tables but eventually it was even used to compute data for the design of the hydrogen bomb.
Publisher: Periscope Film LLC
ISBN: 9781937684662
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
This edition provides a fascinating glimpse into the technology behind the world's first electronic, general-purpose computer, conceived by John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert and financed by the Ordnance Department of the U.S. Army. The Army's intent was to use it to calculate artillery firing tables but eventually it was even used to compute data for the design of the hydrogen bomb.
Alan Turing's Electronic Brain
Author: B. Jack Copeland
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199609152
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
Rev. ed. of: Alan Turing's automatic computing engine / edited by B. Jack Copeland.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199609152
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
Rev. ed. of: Alan Turing's automatic computing engine / edited by B. Jack Copeland.
Electronic Life
Author: Michael Crichton
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
ISBN:
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
ISBN:
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Inventing the Electronic Century
Author: Alfred Dupont CHANDLER
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674029399
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Consumer electronics and computers redefined life and work in the twentieth century. In Inventing the Electronic Century, Pulitzer Prize-winning business historian Alfred D. Chandler, Jr., traces their origins and worldwide development. This masterful analysis is essential reading for every manager and student of technology.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674029399
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Consumer electronics and computers redefined life and work in the twentieth century. In Inventing the Electronic Century, Pulitzer Prize-winning business historian Alfred D. Chandler, Jr., traces their origins and worldwide development. This masterful analysis is essential reading for every manager and student of technology.