A new history of modern computing /
Thomas Haigh and Paul E. Ceruzzi.
- x, 528 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
- History of computing .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-494) and index.
Inventing the computer -- The computer becomes a scientific supertool -- The computer becomes a data processing device -- The computer becomes a real-time control system -- The computer becomes an interactive tool -- The computer becomes a communications platform -- The computer becomes a personal plaything.
"Bringing the history of modern computing fully up to date, from new applications to scientific computation to video games and the ubiquitous smartphone"--
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Computer science--History. Electronic digital computers--History.