Leaders in computing : changing the digital world

Leaders in computing : changing the digital world / BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT.

This collection of interviews provides a fascinating insight into the thoughts and ideas of influential figures from the world of IT and computing, such as Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Donald Knuth, Linus Torvalds, Jimmy Wales and Steve Wozniak. It gives an excellent overview of important developments in th...

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Corporate Author: BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
Other Authors: Knuth, Donald Ervin, 1938-, Booch, Grady, Torvalds, Linus, 1969-, Wozniak, Steve, 1950-, Cerf, Vinton G., 1943-, Sparck Jones, Karen, 1935-2007, Berners-Lee, Tim, Wales, Jimmy, Shirley, Stephanie
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Swindon, UK : British Informatics Society, ©2011.
Series:EBO Ser.
Subjects:
Computers.
Information technology.
Internet.
computers.
information technology.
COMPUTERS > Computer Literacy.
COMPUTERS > Computer Science.
COMPUTERS > Data Processing.
COMPUTERS > Hardware > General.
COMPUTERS > Information Technology.
COMPUTERS > Machine Theory.
COMPUTERS > Reference.
Computers
Information technology
Internet
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Table of Contents:
  • The art of computer programming / Donald Knuth
  • The mighty Booch / Grady Booch
  • Talking to Torvalds / Linus Torvalds
  • Apple to the core / Steve Wozniak
  • Cerf's up / Vint Cerf
  • Computing's too important to be left to men / Karen Spärck Jones
  • Isn't it semantic / Sir Tim Berners-Lee
  • Sharing knowledge / Jimmy Wales
  • Shape the future / Dame Stephanie Shirley.

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