Eniac in Action: Making and Remaking the Modern Computer /]cthomas Haigh, Mark Priestley, and Crispin Rope

by Mark Priestley, Thomas Haigh, Crispin Rope

Book Overview

The history of the first programmable electronic computer, from its conception, construction, and use to its afterlife as a part of computing folklore.

Conceived in 1943, completed in 1945, and decommissioned in 1955, ENIAC (the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) was the first general-purpose programmable electronic computer. But ENIAC was more than just a milestone on the road to the modern computer. During its decade of operational...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262535173
• ISBN13: 9780262535175
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher