{"product_id":"computing-a-concise-history-paperback","title":"Computing: A Concise History - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul E. Ceruzzi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compact and accessible history of computing, from punch cards and calculators to UNIVAC and ENIAC, the personal computer, Silicon Valley, and the Internet\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn MIT Press Essential Knowledge series title\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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 computer, to the internet, Silicon Valley, and smartphones and social networking. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCeruzzi identifies 4 major threads that run throughout all of computing's technological development: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDigitization: the coding of information, computation, and control in binary form\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe convergence of multiple streams of techniques, devices, and machines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe steady advance of electronic technology, as characterized famously by \"Moore's Law\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHuman-machine interface \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eThe history of computing could be told as the story of hardware and software, or the story of the Internet, or the story of \"smart\" hand-held devices. In this concise and accessible account of the invention and development of digital technology, Ceruzzi offers a general and more useful perspective for students of computer science and history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul E. Ceruzzi is Curator at the National Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian Institution. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eComputing: A Concise History, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eA History of Modern Computing, \u003c\/i\u003e and I\u003ci\u003enternet Alley: High Technology in Tysons Corner, 1945-2005\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by the MIT Press, and other books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 7.02 x 5.19 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42684974301247,"sku":"9780262517676","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/2a9c2b1ff45724025c2e1924fb359ca2.webp?v=1764969429","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/computing-a-concise-history-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}