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- Provides a broad introduction to the History of Computing
- Discusses the foundations of the field of computing, and the earliest computers developed in the United States, England and Germany
- Includes pedagogical features such as key topics, chapter summaries, and exercises at the end of each chapter
- Reviews the history of programming languages, operating systems and software engineering
Part of the book series: Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science (UTICS)
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
Tracing the story of computing from Babylonian counting boards to smartphones, this inspiring textbook provides a concise overview of the key events in the history of computing, together with discussion exercises to stimulate deeper investigation into this fascinating area. Features: provides chapter introductions, summaries, key topics, and review questions; includes an introduction to analogue and digital computers, and to the foundations of computing; examines the contributions of ancient civilisations to the field of computing; covers the first digital computers, and the earliest commercial computers, mainframes and minicomputers; describes the early development of the integrated circuit and the microprocessor; reviews the emergence of home computers; discusses the creation of the Internet, the invention of the smartphone, and the rise of social media; presents a short history of telecommunications, programming languages, operating systems, software engineering, artificial intelligence, and databases.
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Authors and Affiliations
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Mallow, Ireland
Gerard O'Regan
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Introduction to the History of Computing
Book Subtitle: A Computing History Primer
Authors: Gerard O'Regan
Series Title: Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33138-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-33137-9Published: 28 June 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-33138-6Published: 21 June 2016
Series ISSN: 1863-7310
Series E-ISSN: 2197-1781
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 296
Number of Illustrations: 50 b/w illustrations, 53 illustrations in colour
Topics: History of Computing, History of Technology, Computers and Society, The Computer Industry