The History of Computing: A Very Short Introduction Swade Doron
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringThis lively Very Short Introduction reviews the central events, machines, and people that feature in established accounts of the history of…
Specifikacia The History of Computing: A Very Short Introduction Swade Doron
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringThis 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 around innovatory highlights that start with the use of knotted cords to aid calculation, all the way to the supercomputers of the present day. It discusses the problems and simplifications present in such a narrative, and shows that when we instead think of the development of computers to be based upon responses to the needs of users, we can identify four distinct historical