Haigh, Thomas, 1972-

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.

QA76.17 / .H34 2021

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