The History of Computing: A Very Short Introduction

by Doron Swade

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring

This lively Very Short Introduction reviews the central events, machines, and people that feature in established accounts of the history of computing, critically examining received perceptions and providing a fresh look at the nature and development of the modern electronic computer.

The book begins by discussing a widely accepted linear narrative of the history of computing, centred...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198831757
• ISBN13: 9780198831754
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.4" x 6.8"