Computer : a history of the information machine
Campbell-Kelly, Martin2015
eBook
Abstract: Computer: A History of the Information Machine traces the history of the computer and shows how business and government were the first to explore its unlimited, information-processing potential. This third edition provides updated analysis on software and computer networking, including new material on the programming profession, social networking, and mobile computing. It expands its focus on the IT industry with fresh discussion on the rise of Google and Facebook as well as how powerful applications are changing the way we work, consume, learn, and socialize.
Main title:
Computer : a history of the information machine / Martin Campbell-Kelly, William Aspray, Nathan Ensmenger, and Jeffrey R. Yost.
Author:
Campbell-Kelly, Martin, authorAspray, William, authorYost, Jeffrey R., authorEnsmenger, Nathan, 1972-, authorCredo Reference (Firm), distributor
Edition:
Third edition.
Imprint:
Boulder, Colorado : Westview Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2014]Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2015.
Collation:
1 online resource (25 entries) : 45 images ; digital files.
Series title:
Notes:
Description based on print version record.Includes bibliographical references.Includes bibliographical references.Also available in print.Description based on title page of print version.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Linking notes:
Print version: xv, 360 pages : illustrations
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.
Access restrictions:
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
081334591X (electronic book)9780813345918 (electronic book)9780813345901 (paperback : alkaline paper)0813345901 (paperback : alkaline paper)9781785391279 (electronic version)
Dewey class:
004
LC class:
QA76.17
Language:
English
BRN:
502021
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