Modern Computing Methods by National Physical Laboratory (15 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. DJ with some edge wear, sun fading and loss.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd ed. London; 1961. Blue cloth covered boards with gold spine titles; mild wear; jacket is worn with discolored spine and tears at crown; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; Previous owner's name on free front endpaper; interior is clean and unmarked; 170 pages.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Series: Notes on Applied Science. v 169p hardback, blue cloth with bright red jacket, good condition, some wear to jacket, binding firm, name to endpaper, pages very clean and bright, text and diagrams clear and sharp, a very good used copy Language: English.

2nd edition. Notes on Applied Science, no.16. 2nd edition, reprinted 1970. Text clean, without highlighting, underlining etc.; binding tight; dust jacket worn at edges, with browned spine Used - Good. VG hardback in Good dust jacket (not price-clipped).

Unknown Binding. Condition: Good. Second Edition. Ex-Library hardcover no dj (blue boards) with all the usual markings, attachments, and library wear. Text block clean and unmarked. Tight binding.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Series: Notes on Applied Science vi 170p large format, blue cloth fresh, minimal library markings, very good Language: English.

Hardcover. Condition: Très bon. Ancien livre de bibliothèque. Couverture différente. Edition 1961. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Very good. Former library book. Different cover. Edition 1961. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Second Edition.

Condition: Good. 1965. 4th Impression. 169 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Very slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with chips and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Sticker to front panel.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Series: Notes on Applied Science vi 170p hardback, black cloth with red and white dustjacket, good condition, binding strong, pages clear and bright, some light wear to jacket edges, overall very good used copy of an uncommon volume Language: English.

Hardback. Condition: Fair. Modern Computing Methods (1961) by the National Physical Laboratory Publisher: HMSO ISBN: None Condition: Fair Today, "modern computing" usually involves artificial intelligence, cloud infrastructure, quantum processors and heated debates about whether your phone is secretly listening to you. In 1961, however, Modern Computing Methods represented the cutting edge of human achievement and the thrilling future of electronic calculation. Published by the National Physical Laboratory and HMSO, this volume emerged from a world in which computers occupied entire rooms, consumed enough electricity to illuminate a small village and possessed less memory than a modern digital wristwatch. Within these pages lies the state of the art as Britain understood it during the early years of the computer age. Here are the methods, theories and techniques that helped transform computing from an obscure scientific curiosity into the force that would eventually dominate modern life. The authors could scarcely have imagined that future readers might browse this book while carrying a supercomputer in their pocket and simultaneously complaining that a website takes three seconds to load. What makes this volume so fascinating is that it captures computing before computers became ordinary. Every calculation was precious. Every programme was carefully planned. Every minute of machine time mattered. There were no endless software updates, no pop-up notifications and certainly no desperate attempts to remember forgotten passwords. The National Physical Laboratory occupied a pivotal place in British computing history. This was the institution associated with pioneering developments such as the ACE computer, inspired by Alan Turing?s groundbreaking work. Consequently, this book is more than a technical manual. It is a glimpse into the intellectual workshop where some of Britain?s earliest computing ideas were forged. Our copy is in Fair condition , which feels strangely appropriate for a book devoted to machines. It bears the signs of a working life rather than a decorative one. Like an ageing mainframe that has spent decades faithfully crunching numbers in a government laboratory basement, it may show evidence of use, but it remains entirely capable of performing its intended function. Collectors of computing history, engineers, programmers and anyone fascinated by the origins of the digital world will find much to enjoy here. The terminology may occasionally seem quaint and some of the "modern" methods are now old enough to claim a pension, but that is precisely the appeal. Reading this book today is a little like opening a time capsule from the dawn of the Information Age. The future described within eventually arrived, just not quite in the form anyone expected. The room-sized computers became pocket-sized. The specialist users became everyone. The calculations became invisible. And somehow humanity ended up using unimaginable computational power to share photographs of cats. A remarkable relic from the age when computing was genuinely modern, optimism about technology was almost limitless, and the digital revolution still fitted neatly between the covers of a government publication.

Condition: Fair. Volume 16. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. With owner's name inside cover. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second American Edition, Revised. Vi, 170 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. Second Edition, First American Issue, Printed In Grfeat Britain. Very Near Fine Book. Dj With Light Wear, Minute Losses At Corners, Very Faint Dampstaining, A Few Small Random Black Marks.

Condition: Good. Some shelfwear; top of the cover is a little taped. Some marks to both sides. Inscriptions to the inside page and page. Content readable.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 184. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1961 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 184.