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The Computers That Made the World

By Tim Danton

The Computers That Made the World

By Tim Danton

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Discover the birth of the technological world we now live in through the origins of 12 influential computers built between 1939 and 1950.​ In 1940, a computer was someone who ploughed through grueling calculations each day. A decade later, a computer was a buzzing machine that filled a room. This book tells the story of how our world was reshaped by a dozen such computers — and the geniuses that brought them into being, from Alan Turing to John von Neumann.​ This world tour through the modern history of computing begins in 1939 with the first electronic digital computer, the Atanasoff-Berry computer (ABC). The story of computing in World War II takes readers through Germany, UK, and the US, before covering the explosive post-war years when anything seemed possible. Learn the fascinating stories behind the Manchester Baby, EDSAC, EDVAC, UNIVAC, Princeton IAS, and Alan Turing’s Pilot ACE and the birth of artificial intelligence.​ The Computers that Made the World chronicles how a new world order, built on technology, sprang into being.
Product details
Number of Pages:
272
Release Date:
2025-07-29
Publication Date:
2025-07-29
Publisher:
Raspberry Pi Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
191686807X
ISBN13:
9781916868076
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
594 g
Height:
174 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
21 cm
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