- Paperback: 440 pages
- Publisher: Wiley-IEEE Computer Society Pr; 2 edition (Mar 27 1997)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0818677392
- ISBN-13: 978-0818677397
- Product Dimensions: 24.9 x 18.9 x 2.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 862 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #686,366 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This second edition of the popular reference and textbook outlines the historical developments in computing technology. The book describes historical aspects of calculation and concentrates on the physical devices used to aid people in their attempts at automating the arithmetic process.
A History of Computing Technology highlights the major advances in arithmetic from the beginning of counting, through the three most important developments in the subject: the invention of the zero, logarithms, and the electronic computer. It provides you with an understanding of how these ideas developed and why the latest tools are in their current forms. In addition, it tells many of the interesting stories about both the machines and the scientists who produced them. It focuses on the extraordinary accomplishments of those computer pioneers whose work will stand as proof of their genius and hard work.
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This revised edition of the popular reference and textbook outlines the historical developments in computing technology. It explains and describes historical aspects of calculation with an emphasis on the physical devices used in different times to aid people in their attempts at automating the process of arithmetic.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Very good up to IBM360, Great Bibliograpy, Highly Readable,
By ieee9@ct1.nai.net (Connecticut, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A History of Computing Technology (Paperback)
This book focuses on early machines up to the development of the IBM 360. It covers both the technology and the personalities involved. It contains startling facts such as the Z4 (a mechanical computer) could reorder instructions to improve speed (circa 1948). It outline some of the most brilliant work in computer science. I wish it had more technical detail, however it does have an extensive bibliography. I strongly recommend this book to anyone interested in a deep understanding of computers. and where they are going.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Very good up to IBM360, Great Bibliograpy, Highly Readable,
By ieee9@ct1.nai.net - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: A History of Computing Technology (Paperback)
This book focuses on early machines up to the development of the IBM 360. It covers both the technology and the personalities involved. It contains startling facts such as the Z4 (a mechanical computer) could reorder instructions to improve speed (circa 1948). It outline some of the most brilliant work in computer science. I wish it had more technical detail, however it does have an extensive bibliography. I strongly recommend this book to anyone interested in a deep understanding of computers. and where they are going.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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skimpy treatment of modern computing,
By W Boudville - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: A History of Computing Technology (Paperback)
This history gives a decent coverage of computing, up to somewhere in the 1960s. Look elsewhere if you want anything about workstations or personal computers. Instead, the book devotes space to explaining not just 20th century computers, but calculators and other mechanical devices, from earlier eras.An astrolabe is explained! Which may be a little surprising. But it can be argued that that is indeed a computing device. Totally analog of course. Then, we get a view of the development of mechanical caculators in the 19th century. Plus Babbage's computing engine. The book's discussion of the modern computer - from the Manhattan Project's MANIAC onwards - could perhaps be read in other more comprehensive treatments. |
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