A Brief History of Computing

• Main Author: O'Regan, Gerard (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2012.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2012.
• Subjects: Computer science.; History.; Computers.; Popular works.; Computer Science.; History of Computing.; Popular Science, general.; History of Science.

The history of computing has its origins at the outset of civilization, and the need for increasingly sophisticated calculations has grown as towns and communities evolved. This lively and fascinating text traces the key developments in computation – from 3000 B.C. to the present day – in an easy-to...