Computers - History

Once upon a time Linus Torvalds was a skinny unknown, just another nerdy Helsinki techie who had been fooling around with computers since childhood. Then he wrote a groundbreaking operating system and distributed it via the Internet -- for free. Today Torvalds is an...

A 20th Century Telecom Saga is a look back into the historic Bell System. Few citizens of today understand the nature of the Bell System, as it has been extinct since January 1, 1984. This Saga looks back on these events from the prospective...

The Cost of the MachineThree books. One argument.In 1801, a lighthouse keeper named Thomas Howell kept a light burning for weeks on a rock in theAtlantic, beside the decomposing body of his dead companion, because the light was not for him.The light was for...

The blueprint of the modern world is hiding in plain sight. Do you really know how we got here?We live in a world of miracles. We carry the sum of human knowledge in our pockets, fly through the stratosphere, and edit the building blocks...

From the bronze helmets of ancient Sparta to the ballistic protection systems of modern special forces, combat helmets have evolved alongside warfare itself. Across thousands of years of conflict, soldiers have relied on head protection not only for survival, but as symbols of power,...

This text presents an historical examination of political fact-checking, highlighting how this is part of a larger phenomenon of online scrutiny that manifests itself in multiple forms. Reflecting the long history of "fake facts" in America, the book discusses important developments in this area...

Author: Stephen H. KaislerISBN-10: 1527560325ISBN-13: 9781527560321Publisher: Cambridge Scholars PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/08/2020Pages: 457Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.45lbsSize: 8.20h x 5.70w x 1.30d

Long before Google, Amazon, or Microsoft, computer technology shaped how people worked, how markets operated, and how businesses became big. After World War II, military officials and their partners in industry looked to the newly invented electronic computer as they sought to cut costs,...

The first comprehensive book devoted entirely to unreleased Nintendo Entertainment System games, this richly illustrated volume uncovers more than 200 titles that were announced, previewed in magazines, and even showcased at major trade events--yet never reached store shelves. Video game historian and YouTuber Chris...

The secrets of the twenty micro computers that revolutionised the Golden Age of video gaming.Their remarkable stories told for the very first time in the words of the ghosts in the machine.Written by the founder of the British computer games industry.Author: Mel CroucherISBN-10: 1068231467ISBN-13:...

Recalculating: Life When GPS Goes Dark - Your Wake-Up Call About the Invisible Backbone Holding Modern Life TogetherImagine waking up one morning and your phone's little blue dot has vanished, delivery trucks are circling parking lots like lost puppies, planes can't find airports, and...

Dive into the fascinating realm of video games' past with "The Golden Age of Video Games: History, Impact, and Nostalgia", a special report that whisks you back in time to an era of innovation, imagination, and 8-bit wonder! This comprehensive guide, authored by seasoned...

Introducing a groundbreaking textbook specifically tailored for the newly designed course "Digital and Technological Solutions" under the New Education Policy NEP-2020. This comprehensive book, titled "Digital and Technological Solutions: Exploring the Foundations," is a valuable resource for undergraduate students across a wide range of...

This volume brings to the forefront some of the proponents of the mathematics of the twentieth century who have put at our disposal new and powerful instruments for investigating the reality around us. The portraits present impressive and passionate people.Author: Claudio BartocciISBN-10: 3642447554ISBN-13: 9783642447556Publisher:...

The Cold War was a state of political and military tension after World War II between powers in the Western Bloc (the United States, its NATO allies and others) and powers in the Eastern Bloc (the Soviet Union and its satellite states). Historians do...

A complete enumeration of the instruction set of EDSAC, the first practical stored-program computer.Author: Francis GurtowskiISBN-10: 1505499380ISBN-13: 9781505499384Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/05/2015Pages: 220Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.15lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.46d

The author's own software simulation of EDSAC positioned him to practice machine language coding and debugging while electronic text messaging with a rules-based fantasy world back and forth via the command line. Boil down the modern arts and contemporary fruits of computer programming and...

This work derives from a conference discussing the history of computing in education. This conference is the first of hopefully a series of conferences that will take place within the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) and hence, we describe it as the First...

The Routledge Companion to Global Internet Histories brings together research on the diverse Internet histories that have evolved in different regions, language cultures and social contexts across the globe. While the Internet is now in its fifth decade, the understanding and formulation of its...

Breaking Through Bytes uncovers the hidden history of women who shaped the course of technological progress. Dive into stories of mixed digital artist Thea Baumann, actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr, and pioneering programmer Betty Snyder alongside virtual reality specialist Claire Blackshaw.Author: Kelly VeroISBN-10: 1032935677ISBN-13:...

Although Bright Boys covers the years 1938 to 1958, the critical time period in making Information Technology's transformative tool-the electronic digital computer (Whirlwind)-was 1945 to 1949. With the 70th anniversary of the making of that tool coming up in 2019, the new edition of...

An illustrated bestiary of malware creatures, drawn with charm and precision by a security professional. Discover the "(Un)Natural" history of malware through the eyes of a slightly obsessive Victorian naturalist who has wandered straight into cyberspace. In this lavishly illustrated volume, malware strains are...

"Programmers at Work... does for budding software writers what the Paris Review interviews did for would-be fiction writers. It provides comfort, inspiration, and a sense of community with those who have already succeeded in the field...it is not to be missed." - Erik Sandberg-Diment,...

Book Review: "Connected: The Complete History and Future of the Internet"Rating: ★★★★★In "Connected: The Complete History and Future of the Internet," readers are treated to an expansive and meticulously detailed exploration of one of the most transformative forces of our time-the internet. This book...

In "Navigating the AI Era," embark on a transformative journey through the landscape of guaranteed income initiatives and the future of work. As artificial intelligence reshapes industries and redefines the nature of employment, this book serves as a beacon of hope and a roadmap...

From the smartphones in our pockets to the algorithms shaping our online world, artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic fantasy-it's a present reality. But the seeds of this revolution were sown long ago, in the myths, philosophies, and early scientific explorations of centuries...

1997 didn't feel like a turning point.That's exactly why it was.There was no collapse. No revolution. No defining catastrophe that announced the arrival of a new world. Instead, 1997 quietly aligned everything-technology, media, markets, culture, power, and identity-setting the modern era into motion without...

Revealing the unheralded contributions of women of color to the foundation and development of the digital economyThe Inattention Economy challenges the widespread myth that the internet was born from the labor of a handful of white male entrepreneurs, recovering the uncredited and unpaid contributions...

Humanity's journey through the Industrial Revolutions has been a testament to our capacity for innovation and transformation, each era reshaping society through technological leaps that redefined how we live, work, and connect. At the heart of this narrative are the leaders driving change, from...

Crafting elegant and efficient solutions!KEY FEATURES ● Learn core functional programming (FP) concepts and their advantages for Go development.● Implement practical techniques like closures, higher-order functions, and function currying for powerful codes.● Write clean and maintainable code using immutability and pure functions.DESCRIPTION "Functional Programming...

Author: Einar SmithISBN-10: 3662516837ISBN-13: 9783662516836Publisher: SpringerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/23/2016Pages: 128Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.46lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.30d

This volume brings to the forefront some of the proponents of the mathematics of the twentieth century who have put at our disposal new and powerful instruments for investigating the reality around us. The portraits present impressive and passionate people.Author: Claudio BartocciISBN-10: 3642136052ISBN-13: 9783642136054Publisher:...

This book stems from the desire to systematize and put down on paper essential historical facts about the Web, a system that has undoubtedly changed our lives in just a few decades. But how did it manage to become such a central pillar of...

Take a nostalgic look back at this classic game company. Author Scott Elder shows Nufekop from the inside out and pokes fun at a few of the somewhat innocent decisions that were made back in the 1980's during the golden age of home gaming....

In this collection of over 20 pieces of original contemporaneous reporting andanalysis, veteran game journalist Kyle Orland takes a look back at gaming's "awkward adolescence" in the early 2000s. In doing so, he examines the technological, cultural, and business forces that were roiling the...

Most industrial nations actively support research and development of advanced computer technology. They usually justify public expenditures on the basis of both economic and national security benefits. This heavy government involvement and the international nature of the computer industry have created increasing challenges to...

This book gives a comprehensive idea of the recent research efforts targeting mmWave 5G mobile terminals and base stations. This is followed by conformal antennas which could be easily integrated onto typical smartphones.Author: Shiban Kishen Koul,G. S. KarthikeyaISBN-10: 0367626438ISBN-13: 9780367626433Publisher: CRC PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/07/2024Pages:...

Lolcows: The Internet's Never-Ending Tragedy is the world's first book on the subject of internet lolcows.The word lolcow is a portmanteau of "lol" - laugh out loud and "cow" - someone who is milked. A lolcow is someone that is baited or tricked into...

"A remarkably clear explanation of how modern AI actually works." "A powerful new mental model for understanding artificial intelligence." "One of the most accessible and illuminating books on the rise of AI." AI didn't just improve computers.It changed what a computer is. For decades,...

"Power Without the Price." Every Atari fan remembers that slogan from the 1980s as the rallying cry for 16-bit computing in the form of the Atari ST. This groundbreaking computer brought previously unimagined power to the home user for the first time-and transformed an...

A story about people, pioneers with diverse backgrounds and characters who established a new field Fascinating insight into the field as it existed and evolved Valuable reading for anyone interested in the history of computingAuthor: Giorgio AusielloISBN-10: 3319626795ISBN-13: 9783319626796Publisher: SpringerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/16/2018Pages: 290Format: HardcoverWeight:...

Author: Luther MorganISBN-13: 9798993801612Publisher: LM PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/19/2025Pages: 268Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.13lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d

How computer models became fundamental to political practice--from winning elections to global affairs--and how we imagine political futures as a computing problem. For more than six decades, the public has been promised that computers will revolutionize politics, both nationally and internationally. In SimPolitics, Fenwick...

"Programmers at Work... does for budding software writers what the Paris Review interviews did for would-be fiction writers. It provides comfort, inspiration, and a sense of community with those who have already succeeded in the field...it is not to be missed." - Erik Sandberg-Diment,...

This book explores the profound legacy of Alan Turing, and how his five great ideas have been developed by the winners of the Turing Prize to shape the digital world we live in today. These five groundbreaking concepts--universal computability and insolvability, cryptography, electronic digital...

How the original ELIZA chatbot transformed ideas about AI and society's response to them. As we reach the 60th anniversary of ELIZA's public debut, Inventing ELIZA offers the first comprehensive critical analysis of Joseph Weizenbaum's groundbreaking chatbot system through the lens of critical code...

AI For The Culture isn't just a book, it's a movement. Nyjal J. Drayton empowers readers to harness the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for career growth, entrepreneurship, and creative expression. This is about more than just competing; it's about leading, innovating, and reshaping...

Dial Up to Utopia: An Oral History of the Early Internet shares the voices of the artists, critics, activists, and writers who were deeply engaged in the genesis and culture of the world's most powerful technology: the internet.Participants include Douglas Rushkoff, Jane Metcalfe, Bruce...

This book explores the profound legacy of Alan Turing, and how his five great ideas have been developed by the winners of the Turing Prize to shape the digital world we live in today. These five groundbreaking concepts-universal computability and insolvability, cryptography, electronic digital...

From 1995 to the present day the number of Internet users has increased from 16 million to 3.7 billion. What are the reasons for such an extraordinary success? This book reconstructs the origins of the Internet from the period following the Second World War...