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A new history of modern computing / Thomas Haigh and Paul E. Ceruzzi.
Van Pelt Library QA76.17 .H34 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Haigh, Thomas, 1972- author.
- Ceruzzi, Paul E., author.
- Series:
- History of computing
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Computer science--History.
- Electronic digital computers--History.
- Electronic digital computers.
- History.
- Computer science.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- x, 528 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- "Bringing the history of modern computing fully up to date, from new applications to scientific computation to video games and the ubiquitous smartphone"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Inventing the computer
- The computer becomes a scientific supertool
- The computer becomes a data processing device
- The computer becomes a real-time control system
- The computer becomes an interactive tool
- The computer becomes a communications platform
- The computer becomes a personal plaything.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780262542906
- 0262542900
- OCLC:
- 1204265186
- Publisher Number:
- 99988443779
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