A Brief History of Computing [E-Book] / by Gerard O'Regan.
The history of computing has its origins at the outset of civilization, and the need for increasingly sophisticated calculations has grown as towns and communities evolved. This lively and fascinating text traces the key developments in computation - from 3000 B.C. to the present day - in an easy-to...
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Personal Name(s): | O'Regan, Gerard, author |
Edition: |
3rd edition 2021. |
Imprint: |
Cham :
Springer,
2021
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Physical Description: |
XXV, 359 pages 129 illustrations, 85 illustrations in color (online resource) |
Note: |
englisch |
ISBN: |
9783030665999 |
DOI: |
10.1007/978-3-030-66599-9 |
Subject (LOC): |
- 1. What is a Computer ?
- 2. Early Civilisations
- 3. Foundations of Computing
- 4. The First Computers
- 5. Early Commercial Computers
- 6. Transistors and Semiconductors
- 7. Early Mainframes
- 8. The IBM 360 and later Mainframes
- 9. DEC and Minicomputers
- 10. The Microprocessor
- 11. Home Computers
- 12. The IBM Personal Computer
- 13. History of Operating Systems
- 14. The Birth of Software Industry and Human Computer Interaction
- 15. History of Programming Languages
- 16. History of Software Engineering
- 17. A Short History of Telecommunications
- 18. The Internet Revolution
- 19. The Smart Phone and the Facebook Revolution
- 20. A Miscellany of Innovations
- 21. History of Databases
- 22. History of Artificial Intelligence
- 23. Ethics and Professional Responsibility
- 24. Legal Aspects of Computing.