Bibliography - General References
Textbooks
| History of the Computer | Precomputing
| Microcomputing
Hardware | Programming
Languages | The Internet | Biographies
| Corporate Biographies | Primary
Sources
Bryon Bunch and Alexander Hellemans,
The Timetables of Technology: A Chronology
of the Most Important People and Events in the History of Technology,
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. ISBN: 0671769189.
Contains over 5000 entries. Provides a chronological timeline of the significant
events in the history of technology.
A valuable reference on the history of science. The information is in the timetables, a chronological, subject-by-subject chart.
A bibliographical guide serving as a general introduction to the literature of the Computing and the data processing industry.
Thomas F. Haddock, A
Collector's Guide to Personal Computers and Pocket Calculators,
Florence, AL: Books Americana, 1993. ISBN: 0896890988.
Reviews the developmental history of the personal computer in a detailed
and specific way.
Looks at over 240 innovators in the field of computing and details their qualifications, their contributions, and the recognition accorded them by the industry.
A fascinating reference guide to the social history of modern communications, entertainment, and information processing. Covering each technology in full, Lubar tells us how it works, how it is used, and how it changes people's lives.
