The man who invented the computer :; the biography of John Atanasoff, digital pioneer

Smiley, Jane

ISBN 10: 0385527136 / ISBN 13: 9780385527132

Published by Doubleday, New York, 2010

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Large octavo in a grey DJ (yellow spine) ; 246 p., [8] p. of plates : illus ; 25 cm. Computer scientists -- United States -- Biography -- Technology. A fine clean copy, in a fine DJ First edition, first printing (full number line). Seller Inventory # 30693

Bibliographic Details

Title: The man who invented the computer :; the ...

Publisher: Doubleday, New York

Publication Date: 2010

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

The Man Who Invented the Computer Smiley tells the quintessentially American story of how John Atanasoff, a professor of physics at the University of Iowa, hit on the idea that the binary number system and electronic switches could yield a computing machine. The author makes the race to develop digital computing as gripping as a real-life techno-thriller. Full description

About the Author:

JANE SMILEY is the author of eleven novels, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning A Thousand Acres, and three works of nonfiction. She was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2001. Smiley lives in Northern California.