A Brief History of Computing - Taschenbuch

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ISBN/EAN: 9781447159605

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1-4471-5960-8, 978-1-4471-5960-5
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Autor des Buches: gerard, von neumann
Titel des Buches: brief history, history computing

Daten vom Verlag:

Autor/in: Gerard O'Regan
Titel: A Brief History of Computing
Verlag: Springer; Springer London
264 Seiten
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014-04-13
London; GB
Gedruckt / Hergestellt in Niederlande.
Gewicht: 0,444 kg
Sprache: Englisch
40,65 € (DE)
41,79 € (AT)
45,00 CHF (CH)
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BC; Previously published in hardcover; Hardcover, Softcover / Informatik, EDV/Allgemeines, Lexika; Informatik und Informationstechnologie; Verstehen; B; History of Computing; Popular Science, general; History of Science; History of Computing; Life Sciences; Physical Sciences; Mathematics and Computing; Technology and Engineering; Humanities and Social Sciences; Computer Science; Technikgeschichte; Populärwissenschaftliche Werke; Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften; BB; BB

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-follow and concise manner. Providing a comprehensive introduction to the most significant events and concepts in the history of computing, the book embarks upon a journey from ancient Egypt to modern times; taking in mechanical calculators, early digital computers, the first personal computers and 3G mobile phones, among other topics. This expanded and revised new edition also examines the evolution of programming languages and the history of software engineering, in addition to such revolutions in computing as the invention of the World Wide Web.

Topics and features: ideal for self-study, offering many pedagogical features such as chapter-opening key topics, chapter introductions and summaries, exercises, and a glossary; presents detailed information on major figures in computing, such as Boole, Babbage, Shannon, Turing, Zuse and Von Neumann; reviews the history of software engineering and of programming languages, including syntax and semantics; discusses the progress of artificial intelligence, with extension to such key disciplines as philosophy, psychology, linguistics, neural networks and cybernetics; examines the impact on society of the introduction of the personal computer, the World Wide Web, and the development of mobile phone technology; follows the evolution of a number of major technology companies, including IBM, Microsoft and Apple.

This clearly written and broad-ranging text both gives the reader a flavour of the history and stimulates further study in the subject. As such, it will be of great benefit to students of computer science, while also capturing the interest of the more casual reader.

Computing in Early Civilisations

What is a Computer?

Early Computers

Developments in the 1950s to 1970s

Revolutions in the 1980s and 1990s

IBM

Technology Companies

The Internet Revolution

History of Programming Languages

History of Software Engineering

People in Computing

Foundations (Boole and Babbage)

Claude Shannon

Alan Turing

Artificial Intelligence

From the reviews of the second edition:

“The book under review … provides a succint (about 250 pages) reference book to computing topics (ranging from history to people to basic concepts). … In its succint presentation the book has several strengths: It deals with pioneers (like Zuse) and historical issues … . The book aims at the general reader or student with some general mathematical background knowledge and some experience with computers who needs a short offline encyclopedia.” (Manuel Bremer, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1244, 2012)

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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-follow and concise manner. Providing a comprehensive introduction to the most significant events and concepts in the history of computing, the book embarks upon a journey from ancient Egypt to modern times; taking in mechanical calculators, early digital computers, the first personal computers and 3G mobile phones, among other topics. This expanded and revised new edition also examines the evolution of programming languages and the history of software engineering, in addition to such revolutions in computing as the invention of the World Wide Web.

This clearly written and broad-ranging text both gives the reader a flavour of the history and stimulates further study in the subject. As such, it will be of great benefit to students of computer science, while also capturing the interest of the more casual reader.

Offers a comprehensive account of the history of computing

Traces the beginnings of computation from 3000 B.C. through to modern times

Includes helpful pedagogical elements such as exercises and chapter summaries

Does not require studies in computer science in order to be understood and appreciated