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  • The Computers that Made the World

    par Tim Danton ...
    Discover the birth of the technological world we now live in through the origins of 12 influential computers built between 1939 and 1950.In 1940, a computer was someone who ploughed through grueling calculations each day. A decade later, a computer was a buzzing machine that filled a room. This book tells the story of how our world was reshaped by a dozen such computers — and the geniuses that ... En savoir plus

    $10.69 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The Computers That Made Britain

    The Home Computer Revolution of the 1980s

    par Tim Danton ...
    The home computer boom of the 1980s brought with it now-iconic machines such as the ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, and Commodore 64. Those machines would inspire a generation and foster the creation of a booming British software industry that continues to this day.With the help of hefty government discounts, computers worked their way into primary and secondary schools around the country. Millions more ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

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  • Computing

    A Concise History

    par Paul E. Ceruzzi ...
    Collections series The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series
    Discover the history of computing through 4 major threads of development in this compact, accessible history covering punch cards, Silicon Valley, smartphones, and much more.In an accessible style, computer historian Paul Ceruzzi offers a broad though detailed history of computing, from the first use of the word “digital” in 1942 to the development of punch cards and the first general purpose ... En savoir plus

    $19.99 CAD

  • The Story of Computing

    par Sir John Dermot Turing ...
    Collections series The Story of
    Today computers shape every aspect of our lives. In our pockets, we carry mobile phones with computing power that was unimaginable just 50 years ago. Many industries are embracing the promises - and the risks - of artificial intelligence. The world is changing faster than ever, and computing is at the heart of technological development.Dermot Turing explores the history of this rapidly evolving ... En savoir plus

    $4.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The Computer

    A Very Short Introduction

    par Darrel Ince ...
    Collections series Very Short Introductions
    There is a companion web site asssociated with the book (http://vsicomputer.wordpress.com/). It contains chapter summaries, links to relevant material and posts about items of news relevant to the book's contents. Computers have changed so much since the room-filling, bulky magnetic tape running monsters of the mid 20th century. They now form a vital part of most people's lives. And they are more ... En savoir plus

    $11.19 CAD

  • Computing

    From the Abacus to the iPad

    par Robert Curley ...
    Collections series Computing and Connecting in the 21st Century
    Humans have long attempted to mechanize calculations—mathematical and otherwise—and build problem-solving machines. Yet it was not until the 20th century, with the advent of the computer, that such technology truly hit its stride. Indispensable to nearly all industry and increasingly vital to individuals around the globe, the computer has come to be an icon of the modern age. This insightful ... En savoir plus

    $40.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The Innovators

    How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution

    par Walter Isaacson ...
    Following his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson’s New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed The Innovators is a “riveting, propulsive, and at times deeply moving” (The Atlantic) story of the people who created the computer and the internet.What were the talents that allowed certain inventors and entrepreneurs to turn their visionary ideas into disruptive realities? ... En savoir plus

    $23.99 CAD

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  • Turing's Cathedral

    The Origins of the Digital Universe

    par George Dyson ...
    “It is possible to invent a single machine which can be used to compute any computable sequence,” twenty-four-year-old Alan Turing announced in 1936. In Turing’s Cathedral, George Dyson focuses on a small group of men and women, led by John von Neumann at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, who built one of the first computers to realize Alan Turing’s vision of a Universal ... En savoir plus

    $16.99 CAD

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  • The Future Was Here

    The Commodore Amiga

    par Jimmy Maher ...
    Collections series Platform Studies
    Exploring the often-overlooked history and technological innovations of the world's first true multimedia computer.Long ago, in 1985, personal computers came in two general categories: the friendly, childish game machine used for fun (exemplified by Atari and Commodore products); and the boring, beige adult box used for business (exemplified by products from IBM). The game machines became ... En savoir plus

    $43.99 CAD

  • Gordon Welchman

    Bletchley Park's Architect of Ultra Intelligence

    par Joel Greenberg ...
    " Enigma's 'forgotten genius' . . . [the] story of Alan Turing's spymaster boss who led the team that cracked Hitler's WWII codes" ( Daily Mail).The Official Secrets Act and the passing of time have prevented the Bletchley Park story from being told by many of its key participants. Here at last is a book that allows some of them to speak for the first time. Gordon Welchman was one of the Park's ... En savoir plus

    $17.59 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Racing the Beam

    The Atari Video Computer System

    par Nick Montfort, Ian Bogost ...
    Collections series Platform Studies
    Exploring the cultural and technical influence of the Atari VCS video game console, with examples from 6 famous game cartridges like Pac-Man, Combat, and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back!The Atari Video Computer System dominated the home video game market so completely that “Atari” became the generic term for a video game console. The Atari VCS was affordable and offered the flexibility of ... En savoir plus

    $28.79 CAD

  • Colossus:The secrets of Bletchley Park's code-breaking computers

    The secrets of Bletchley Park's code-breaking computers

    par B. Jack Copeland ...
    At last - the secrets of Bletchley Park's powerful codebreaking computers.This is a history of Colossus, the world's first fully-functioning electronic digital computer. Colossus was used during the Second World War at the Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, where it played an invaluable role cracking enemy codes. Until very recently, much about the Colossus machine was shrouded ... En savoir plus

    $16.39 CAD