Computer Book
- ISBN-10
- 145492621X
- ISBN-13
- 9781454926214
- Category
- Calculators
- Pages
- 528
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-11-06
- Publisher
- Sterling Milestones
- Authors
- Simson L. Garfinkel, Rachel H. Grunspan
Description
With 250 illustrated landmark inventions, publications, and events--encompassing everything from ancient record-keeping devices to the latest technologies--this highly topical addition to the Sterling Milestones series takes a chronological journey through the history and future of computer science. The topics include the first spam message, Isaac Asimov's laws of robotics, early programming languages and operating systems such as BASIC and UNIX, the microcomputer revolution, hacking, virtual reality, and more.
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