Bibliography - History of the Computer
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Herman H. Goldstine, The
Computer: from Pascal to von Neumann. Princeton, NJ: Priceton
University Press, 1993. ISBN: 0691023670.
Presents a historical account of the development of the intellectual concepts
and hardware that led to today's computers. It is also a personal account
of Goldstine's experiences in developing the first electronic digital
computer.
This history of computing focuses not on chronology but on the actual architectures of the first machines that made electronic computing a practical reality. The book covers computers built in the United States, Germany, England, and Japan. It makes clear that similar concepts were often pursued simultaneously and that the early researchers explored many architectures beyond the von Neumann architecture.
A lively and informative account that introduces us to the people and discoveries that made the computer possible - from the first models to the creation of the chip and beyond.
In this concise and lucid account, Bernstein tells of the history of the machines and of the men important to their development. He also describes how computers are designed, the languages by which human communicate with the machines, and the ways that computers serve both science and industry.
The contributions of twenty four experts give a clear account of modern digital computing machines, their history, theory and design, and their application to industry, commerce and scientific research.
Computers and flying machines are two dominant technologies of our time. Spacecraft and fighters make use of leading-edge computer technologies in their design, testing, manufacturing, navigation and operation. Ceruzzi describes these technologies, their history, and the part they play in today's flying machines.
An illustrated essay on the origins and first lines of development of the computer. It is an attempt to portray in images and in mords the complex network of creative forces and social pressures that have produced the computer. The book is based on an exhibit in 1971 for International Business Machines Corporation.
A comprehensive study of the computer industry, the book examines how decisions are made, strategies are planned, power is wielded within the "computer establishment." We see the influence of Wall Street over American Industry and discover why some high-tech companies succeed while others fail.
A vivid account of the dawn of large-scale computing and of the in-house side of the Watson Scientific Computing Lab.
The author tells of his evolution from the interest in radio (dits of the Morse code) to the bits of information used in computer. He gives a personal look behind the scenes at the Moore Schoolat the University of Pennsylvania, where in the late 1940s, a group of scientists struggled in their quest to devise a computer. This book says that the roots of the technology are rooted in motives and ideas as altruistic as any artist.
Explores the computer age from the earliest attempts to represent numbers and machine calculation to the general purpose powerful machine.
An engineer on the SWAC project, Rutland describes how the Stored program Concept was invented and how the SWAC was designed and constructed. He leads the reader through the early history of computers and the inventions that produced today's Computer Revolution.
A history of the dedicated scientists and key events of the 1940s and 1950s that pioneered the development of the world's first electronic computers and heralded the dawn of the computer age.