Computer, Student Economy Edition: A History of the Information Machine (Sloan Technology) - Softcover
Synopsis
This book covers the way computing was handled before the arrival of electronic computers. It discusses manual information processing and early technologies. The book describes the development of software technology, the professionalization of programming, and the emergence of a software industry.
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About the Author
Martin Campbell-Kelly is emeritus professor of computer science at University of Warwick.William Aspray is Bill and Lewis Suit Professor of Information Technologies at University of Texas at Austin.Nathan Ensmenger is associate professor in the School of Informatics and Computing at Indiana University Bloomington.Jeffrey R. Yost is associate director of the Charles Babbage Institute and faculty member in the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine at the University of Minnesota.
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"A welcome update to the classic text on the history of the computersure to extend its relevance to a new generation of students and scholars."
David Mindell, MIT, author of Digital Apollo: Human and Machine in Spaceflight
"This authoritative yet accessible history of computing improves with each edition. This latest version provides enhanced coverage of recent developments such as the Internet, while sharpening and deepening its treatment of earlier events. A balanced, reliable account that holds interest for specialists and provides a ready entry into the topic for students, professionals, and general readers."
Steven W. Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology
Computer: A History of the Information Machine traces the history of the computer and shows how business and government were the first to explore its unlimited, information-processing potential. Old-fashioned entrepreneurship combined with scientific know-how inspired now famous computer engineers to create the technology that became IBM. Wartime needs drove the giant ENIAC, the first fully electronic computer. Later, the PC enabled modes of computing that liberated people from room-sized, mainframe computers.
This third edition provides updated analysis on software and computer networking, including new material on the programming profession, social networking, and mobile computing. It expands its focus on the IT industry with fresh discussion on the rise of Google and Facebook as well as how powerful applications are changing the way we work, consume, learn, and socialize.Computer is an insightful look at the pace of technological advancement and the seamless way computers are integrated into the modern world. Through comprehensive history and accessible writing,Computer is perfect for courses on computer history, technology history, and information and society, as well as a range of courses in the fields of computer science, communications, sociology, and management.
Martin Campbell-Kelly is emeritus professor of computer science at University of Warwick.
William Aspray is Bill and Lewis Suit Professor of Information Technologies at University of Texas at Austin.
Nathan Ensmenger is associate professor in the School of Informatics and Computing at Indiana University Bloomington.
Jeffrey R. Yost is associate director of the Charles Babbage Institute and faculty member in the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine at the University of Minnesota.
David Mindell, MIT, author of Digital Apollo: Human and Machine in Spaceflight
"This authoritative yet accessible history of computing improves with each edition. This latest version provides enhanced coverage of recent developments such as the Internet, while sharpening and deepening its treatment of earlier events. A balanced, reliable account that holds interest for specialists and provides a ready entry into the topic for students, professionals, and general readers."
Steven W. Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology
Computer: A History of the Information Machine traces the history of the computer and shows how business and government were the first to explore its unlimited, information-processing potential. Old-fashioned entrepreneurship combined with scientific know-how inspired now famous computer engineers to create the technology that became IBM. Wartime needs drove the giant ENIAC, the first fully electronic computer. Later, the PC enabled modes of computing that liberated people from room-sized, mainframe computers.
This third edition provides updated analysis on software and computer networking, including new material on the programming profession, social networking, and mobile computing. It expands its focus on the IT industry with fresh discussion on the rise of Google and Facebook as well as how powerful applications are changing the way we work, consume, learn, and socialize.Computer is an insightful look at the pace of technological advancement and the seamless way computers are integrated into the modern world. Through comprehensive history and accessible writing,Computer is perfect for courses on computer history, technology history, and information and society, as well as a range of courses in the fields of computer science, communications, sociology, and management.
Martin Campbell-Kelly is emeritus professor of computer science at University of Warwick.
William Aspray is Bill and Lewis Suit Professor of Information Technologies at University of Texas at Austin.
Nathan Ensmenger is associate professor in the School of Informatics and Computing at Indiana University Bloomington.
Jeffrey R. Yost is associate director of the Charles Babbage Institute and faculty member in the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine at the University of Minnesota.
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