The Chinese Computer: A Global History of the Information Age

by Thomas S. Mullaney

The fascinating, untold story of how the Chinese language overcame unparalleled challenges and revolutionized the world of computing.

A standard QWERTY keyboard has a few dozen keys. How can Chinese--a language with tens of thousands of characters and no alphabet--be input on such a device? In The Chinese Computer, Thomas S. Mullaney sets out to resolve this paradox, and in doing so, discovers that the key to this seemingly impossible...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262047519
• ISBN13: 9780262047517
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.1"