Binding: Paperback
Description: Very Short Introductions: Brilliant Sharp Inspiring This lively Very Short Introduction reviews the central events machines and people that feature in established accounts of the history of computing critically examining received perceptions and providing a fresh look at the nature and development of the modern electronic computer. The book begins by discussing a widely accepted linear narrative of the history of computing centred around innovatory highlights that start with the use of knotted cords to aid calculation all the way to the smartphones of the present day. It discusses the problems and simplifications present in such a narrative and offers instead an account centred on users that identifies four distinct historical threads: calculation automatic computing information management and communication. These threads are examined individually tracing their paths and the convergences of related technologies into what has come to be called 'the information age'. About THE Series: The Very Short Introduction series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket - sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Title: The History Of Computing: A Very Short Introduction
Author(s): Swade Doron (Honorary Fellow Honorary Fellow Royal Holloway University Of London)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780198831754
Pages: 160 Pages
Publication Date: 11/25/2022
Series: Very Short Introductions
Category: Computer Hardware