Computer : a history of the information machine / Martin Campbell-Kelly, William Aspray, Nathan Ensmenger, and Jeffrey R. Yost.
Campbell-Kelly, Martin, author.; Aspray, William, author.; Yost, Jeffrey R., author.; Ensmenger, Nathan, 1972- author.; Credo Reference (Firm), distributor.
2014
QA76.17 .C36 2014eb
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Title
Computer : a history of the information machine / Martin Campbell-Kelly, William Aspray, Nathan Ensmenger, and Jeffrey R. Yost.
Author
Campbell-Kelly, Martin, author.
Edition
Third edition.
ISBN
081334591X (electronic book)
9780813345918 (electronic book)
9780813345901
0813345901
9781785391279 (electronic book)
Published
Boulder, Colorado : Westview Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2014]
Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2015.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (25 entries) : 45 images
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QA76.17 .C36 2014eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
004
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Includes bibliographical references.
Includes bibliographical references.
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Aspray, William, author.
Yost, Jeffrey R., author.
Ensmenger, Nathan, 1972- author.
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Credo Reference (Firm), distributor.
Series
Sloan technology series.
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Print version: 9780813345901
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Preface to the Third edition
Part One. Before the computer:
When computers were people
The mechanical office
Babbage's dream comes true
Part Two. Creating the computer:
Inventing the computer
The computer becomes a business machine
The maturing of the mainframe: The rise of IBM
Part Three. Innovation and expansion:
Real time: reaping the whirlwind
Software
New modes of computing
Part Four. Getting personal:
The shaping of the personal computer
Broadening the appeal
The Internet.

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