Computers and How They Work
Language: English
Published by Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, New York, 1959
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Raging Smolder Books, North Beach, MD, U.S.A.Raging Smolder Books
AbeBooks seller since December 23, 2025
Condition: Used - Good
£ 24.62
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Computers and How They Work by James D. Fahnestock. First Edition, 1959. Published by Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, New York. Hardcover with original dust jacket. An early popular introduction to electronic computing published at the dawn of the commercial computer era. Covers digital and analog computers, logic circuitry, transistor circuits, diodes, flip-flops, binary counting, inertial-guidance systems, and early computer applications in business and aerospace. A representative snapshot of computing knowledge just as transistorized systems were emerging. Condition: Book Very Good - clean interior and tight binding. Dust jacket Fair - heavy edge wear, chipping, and paper loss, but present and complete. A solid early computing collectible suitable for historians of technology, Cold War electronics collectors, or vintage digital logic enthusiasts.
Seller Inventory # ABE-1772225314005
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Computers and How They Work
- Author
- James D. Fahnestock
- Publisher
- Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, New York
- Publication year
- 1959
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
- Dust Jacket Included
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Item weight
- 15 ounces
- Dimensions
- 5.75 inches width by 8.5 inches height by 0.75 inches depth
- Seller catalogs
- Education, History, STEM
Raging Smolder Books
North Beach, MD, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since December 23, 2025
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