The computer from Pascal to von Neumann / Herman H. Goldstine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goldstine, Herman H. (Herman Heine), 1913-2004.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computers--History.

Computers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (399 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [1993]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

In 1942, Lt. Herman H. Goldstine, a former mathematics professor, was stationed at the Moore School of Electrical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. It was there that he assisted in the creation of the ENIAC, the first electronic digital computer. The ENIAC was operational in 1945, but plans for a new computer were already underway. The principal source of ideas for the new computer was John von Neumann, who became Goldstine's chief collaborator. Together they developed EDVAC, successor to ENIAC. After World War II, at the Institute for Advanced Study, they built what was to become the prototype of the present-day computer. Herman Goldstine writes as both historian and scientist in this first examination of the development of computing machinery, from the seventeenth century through the early 1950's. His personal involvement lends a special authenticity to his narrative, as he sprinkles anecdotes and stories liberally through his text.

Contents:

pt. 1. The historical background up to World War II

pt. 2. Wartime developments : ENIAC and EDVAC

pt. 3. Post-World War II : the von Neumann machine and the institute for advanced study.

Notes:

First Princeton paperback printing, 1980.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613100306

9781283100304

1283100304

9781400820139

1400820138

OCLC:

721195332