Calculation and Computation in the Pre-electronic Era The Mechanical and Electrical Ages /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Tympas, Aristotle (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Σειρά: History of Computing,
• Θέματα: Computer science.; Computers.; Computer Science.; History of Computing.

Although it is popularly assumed that the history of computing before the second half of the 20th century was unimportant, in fact the Industrial Revolution was made possible and even sustained by a parallel revolution in computing technology. An examination and historiographical assessment of key d...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• The Delights of the Slide Rule
• Lighting Calculations Lightened
• Like the Poor, the Harmonics Will Always Be With Us
• The Inner Satisfaction That Comes With Each Use of the Alignment Chart
• The Appearance of a Neatly Finished Box
• Conclusion.