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Computing : A Concise History

Computing : A Concise History

Computing : A Concise History Paperback - 2012

by Paul E. Ceruzzi

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MIT Press, 2012. Paperback. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title Computing : A Concise History
  • Author Paul E. Ceruzzi
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Paperback
  • Condition Used - Very good
  • Pages 216
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher MIT Press
  • Publication date 2012
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0262517671I4N00
  • ISBN 9780262517676 / 0262517671
  • Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.02 x 5.19 x 0.74 in (17.83 x 13.18 x 1.88 cm)
  • Age range 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Aspects (Academic): Historical
  • Category Computers - General Information
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2011053181
  • Dewey Decimal Code 004
  • Quantity available 2

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From the publisher

Discover the history of computing through 4 major threads of development in this compact, accessible history covering punch cards, Silicon Valley, smartphones, and much more.

In an accessible style, computer historian Paul Ceruzzi offers a broad though detailed history of computing, from the first use of the word "digital" in 1942 to the development of punch cards and the first general purpose computer, to the internet, Silicon Valley, and smartphones and social networking.

Ceruzzi identifies 4 major threads that run throughout all of computing's technological development:

- Digitization: the coding of information, computation, and control in binary form
- The convergence of multiple streams of techniques, devices, and machines
- The steady advance of electronic technology, as characterized famously by "Moore's Law"
- Human-machine interface

The history of computing could be told as the story of hardware and software, or the story of the Internet, or the story of "smart" hand-held devices. In this concise and accessible account of the invention and development of digital technology, Ceruzzi offers a general and more useful perspective for students of computer science and history.

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Citations

  • Choice, 01/01/2013, Page 0
  • Library Journal, 06/15/2012, Page 93

About the author

Paul E. Ceruzzi is Curator at the National Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian Institution. He is the author of Computing: A Concise History, A History of Modern Computing, and Internet Alley: High Technology in Tysons Corner, 1945-2005, all published by the MIT Press, and other books.

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