The Computer from Pascal to Von Neumann

by Herman H. Goldstine

Book Overview

In 1942, Lt. Herman H. Goldstine, a former mathematics professor, was stationed at the Moore School of Electrical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. It was there that he assisted in the creation of the ENIAC, the first electronic digital computer. The ENIAC was operational in 1945, but plans for a new computer were already underway. The principal source of ideas for the new computer was John von Neumann, who became Goldstine's chief...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691081042
• ISBN13: 9780691081045
• Release Date: October 1972
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 365 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.

Customer Reviews

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The book is used. It was in a US library, but now it's withdrawn. It came with a library label on it spine and stamped by the librarian. Well, the book content is ok. No underline text, no notes. The book is worth it.