Computers: The Life Story of a Technology

by David L. Ferro and Eric G. Swedin

Book Overview

A great technological and scientific innovation of the last half of the twentieth century, the computer has revolutionized how we organize information, how we communicate with each other, and even the way we think about the human mind. Computers have eased the drudgery of such tasks as calculating sums and clerical work, making them both more bearable and more efficient, whatever the occasional frustration they carry with them. The computer has become...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801887747
• ISBN13: 9780801887741
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"