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Selected by Computing Reviews as one of the Best Reviews & Notable Books of 2013
“The Universal Machine follows the development of computers, as it says in the subtitle, ‘From the dawn of computing to digital consciousness.’ ... On the whole, the historical content was at just the right level – enough to keep you interested without getting overwhelmed. ... The Universal Machine is a great way to get a real feel for where the machines that are at the centre of so many of our lives came from.” (Brain Clegg, Popular Science, June, 2012)
“An interesting and reasonably priced book, which concentrates on some of the people (from Ada to Zuse), companies (from Apple to Xerox) and machines (from the Acorn to the Z1) that have contributed to computer development. ... The book contains plenty of references ... as well as a ‘Further Reading’ section. ... it appeals to a wide audience, and at over 350 pages there is something in here for anyone who has the vaguest interest in a history of computers including the internet ... .” (Mike Rees, BCS – The Chartered Institute for IT, August, 2012)
“This book starts with Charles Babbage and ends with the US military’s latest Reaper drones, tracing a fascinating history of the development of computers and computer science from the Regency and Victorian eras to the present day. ... it’s accessible and readable even to non-geeky types, written as it is in an easy-going and engaging style. ... it’s also an enjoyable read for hard-core techies: you’ll almost certainly keep running into computers and engineers you haven’t heard of before.” (Paul Ducklin, Naked Security, August, 2012)
“Watson ... traces the history of computing from Babbage’s difference engine to the monolithic computers of the 1950s, to PCs and Macs, to mobile technology. ... The work is heavily illustrated with ... photographs of people, machines, and simple diagrams. ... structured as an encyclopedia with brief essays of up to 2,000 words on topics arranged thematically into 14 chapters. ... provides an easily accessible big picture of computing history that is both comprehensive and introductory. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and general readers.” (S. M. Frey, Choice, Vol. 50 (7), March, 2013)
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In less than a human lifetime, computers are transforming economies and societies like no other human invention. This book looks past technology to introduce comuputing pioneers: Babbage, Turing, Wozniak and Jobs, Bill Gates, Tim Berners-Lee, Mark Zuckerberg.
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- VerlagCopernicus
- Erscheinungsdatum2012
- ISBN 10 364228101X
- ISBN 13 9783642281013
- EinbandTapa blanda
- SpracheEnglisch
- Anzahl der Seiten368
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, Softcover/Paperback. Zustand: Gut. Auflage: 2012. 368 Seiten Fresh and clean copy in good condition. Frisches und sauberes Exemplar in gutem Zustand. Contents - Chapter 1: Introduction - The Difference Engine - The First Computers - The Grandfather of Computing - Babbage Goes Public - The Analytical Engine - The Enchantress of Numbers - The Difference Engine No.2 - A Swedish DoppelgÄnger - Babbage s Legacy - We the People - Soldiers and Secretaries - The Sound of Money - Weighing, Counting, Timing and Tabulating - Chapter 4: Computers Go to War - The Turing Machine - Total War - Chasing an Enigma - Hitler s Secret Writer - Colossus - Calculating Space - The Turing Test - To Die Perchance to Sleep - Turing s Legacy - Chapter 5: Computers and Big Business - ENIAC - EDVAC - The Mainframe - The Lyons Electronic Office - Electronic Recording Machine-Accounting - Fly the American Way - Chapter 6: Deadheads and Propeller Heads - Augmenting Human Intellect - Stanford University and Silicon Valley - SAIL - Playing in the PARC - Inventing the Future - Chapter 7: The Computer Gets Personal - Woz - Phreaking, Jokes and Jobs - Homebrew and the Birth of Apple - A PC on Every Desk - Killer Apps - It s All About the Software - Pirates and Entrepreneurs - The Deal of the Century - 1984 - Chapter 8: Weaving the Web - Vague But Exciting - Explosive Growth - A Network of Networks - You ve Got Mail! - An Electronic Notice Board - The Browser Wars - A Needle in a Million Haystacks - Chapter 9: Dotcom - Power to the People - Search and You Will Find - Everything from A to Z - I Collect Broken Laser Pointers! - It s Good to Share - The Dotcom Bubble - Chapter 10: The Second Coming - Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish - Change the World - What s NeXT - Some Light Entertainment - Act II - All Your Music in Your Pocket - I Wanted One so Much it Hurt? - Post-PC - RIP - Chapter 11: Web 2.0 - Let Me Share with You - Harvard s Face Books - Identical Twins - The Next Big Thing - Ambient Intimacy - LOLcats - Citizen Journalism - 140 Characters or Less - All the World s Knowledge - Chapter 12: Digital Underworld - The Birth of Hacking - Captain Crunch - Cyberpunks - The Hacker Manifesto - Worms, Viruses and Trojans - Good Guys and Bad Guys - Hacktivism - Cyberwar - Chapter 13: Machines of Loving Grace - How Far Is the Future? - Moore s Law - The Near Future - Cloud Computing - Computing as a Utility - Hands-Free - Augmented Reality - A Grand Challenge - Chapter 14: Digital Consciousness - The Imitation Game - The Chinese Room - The Robots Are Coming - Governing Lethal Behavior in Autonomous Robots - Resistance is Futile - Spooky Action - Reverse Engineering the Brain - Epilogue - From the Dawn of Computing to Digital Consciousness ISBN 9783642281013 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 518. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1253545
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