A history of modern computing

Paul E. Ceruzzi

456 pages, parution le 26/09/2003 (2^eme édition)

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Résumé

This engaging history covers modern computing from the development of the first electronic digital computer through the dot-com crash. The author concentrates on five key moments of transition: the transformation of the computer in the late 1940s from a specialized scientific instrument to a commercial product; the emergence of small systems in the late 1960s; the beginning of personal computing in the 1970s; the spread of networking after 1985; and, in a chapter written for this edition, the period 1995-2001. The new material focuses on the Microsoft antitrust suit, the rise and fall of the dot-coms, and the advent of open source software, particularly Linux.

Within the chronological narrative, the book traces several overlapping threads: the evolution of the computer's internal design; the effect of economic trends and the Cold War; the long-term role of IBM as a player and as a target for upstart entrepreneurs; the growth of software from a hidden element to a major character in the story of computing; and the recurring issue of the place of information and computing in a democratic society. The focus is on the United States (though Europe and Japan enter the story at crucial points), on computing per se rather than on applications such as artificial intelligence, and on systems that were sold commercially and installed in quantities.

Introduction: Defining "Computer"
The Advent of Commercial Computing, 1945-1956
Computing Comes of Age, 1956-1964
The Early History of Software, 1952-1968
From Mainframe to Minicomputer, 1959-1969
The "Go-Go" Years and the System/360, 1961-1975
The Chip and Its Impact, 1965-1975
The Personal Computer, 1972-1977
Augmenting Human Intellect, 1975-1985
Workstations, UNIX, and the Net, 1981-1995
"Internet Time," 1995-2001
Conclusion: The Digitization of the World Picture
Notes
Bibliography
Index

L'auteur - Paul E. Ceruzzi

Paul E. Ceruzzi is Curator of Aerospace Electronics and Computing at the National Air and Space Museum.

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	The MIT Press
Auteur(s)	Paul E. Ceruzzi
Parution	26/09/2003
Édition	2^eme édition
Nb. de pages	456
Format	15 x 22,7
Couverture	Broché
Poids	730g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780262532037
ISBN13	978-0-262-53203-7