Computer : a history of the information machine / Martin Campbell-Kelly, William Aspray, Nathan Ensmenger, Jeffrey R. Yost.

Author/creator Campbell-Kelly, Martin
Other author Aspray, William.
Other author Ensmenger, Nathan, 1972-
Other author Yost, Jeffrey R.
Format Book
EditionThird edition.
PublicationBoulder, CO : Westview Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2014]
Descriptionxv, 360 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Preface to the Third Edition -- Part One. BEFORE THE COMPUTER -- When Computers Were People -- The Mechanical Office -- Babbage's Dream Comes True -- Part Two. CREATING THE COMPUTER -- Inventing the Computer -- The Computer Becomes a Business Machine -- The Maturing of the Mainframe : The Rise of IBM -- Part Three. INNOVATION AND EXPANSION -- Real Time : Reaping the Whirlwind -- Software -- New Modes of Computing -- Part Four. GETTING PERSONAL -- The Shaping of the Personal Computer -- Broadening the Appeal -- The Internet.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2013008040
ISBN9780813345901 (paperback : alkaline paper)
ISBN0813345901 (paperback : alkaline paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks QA76.17 .C36 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold