A brief history of computing

A brief history of computing / Gerard O'Regan.

The history of computing has its origins at the outset of civilization, and the need for increasingly sophisticated calculations has grown as towns and communities evolved. This lively and fascinating text traces the key developments in computation -- from 3000 B.C. to the present day -- in an easy-...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O'Regan, Gerard (Cornelius Gerard) (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2021]
Edition:3rd edition.
Subjects:
Computers > History.
Computer industry > History.
Computer industry
Computers
History
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. What is a Computer?
  • 2. Early Civilisations
  • 3. Foundations of Computing
  • 4. The First Computers
  • 5. Early Commercial Computers
  • 6. Transistors and Semiconductors
  • 7. Early Mainframes
  • 8. The IBM 360 and later Mainframes
  • 9. DEC and Minicomputers
  • 10. The Microprocessor
  • 11. Home Computers
  • 12. The IBM Personal Computer
  • 13. History of Operating Systems
  • 14. The Birth of Software Industry and Human Computer Interaction
  • 15. History of Programming Languages
  • 16. History of Software Engineering
  • 17. A Short History of Telecommunications
  • 18. The Internet Revolution
  • 19. The Smart Phone and the Facebook Revolution
  • 20. A Miscellany of Innovations
  • 21. History of Databases
  • 22. History of Artificial Intelligence
  • 23. Ethics and Professional Responsibility
  • 24. Legal Aspects of Computing.

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