The Universal Machine From the Dawn of Computing to Digital Consciousness /

The computer unlike other inventions is universal; you can use a computer for many tasks: writing, composing music, designing buildings, creating movies, inhabiting virtual worlds, communicating...  This popular science history isn't just about technology but introduces the pioneers: Babbage, T...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Watson, Ian (Συγγραφέας)
Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Copernicus, 2012.
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505 0 |a What is a Universal Tool? -- Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine -- Office Automation -- Computers go to War -- Computers go to Work -- Deadheads & Propeller Heads -- The Computer gets Personal -- The Computer Revolution -- Weaving the Web -- Apple is Reborn -- Over the Horizon -- Resources -- Competitors -- About the Author -- Published books. 
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