Name: Digital Revolutionaries
ISBN: 9781596435322

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Who It's For

Good for readers interested in the history of computers and computing

Book Details

Authors: Steve Lohr
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Published: September 29, 2009
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Digital Electronics · Tech Industry
Reading lane: Digital Electronics

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Publisher Categories

Computers
Electronics & Electricity

About This Book

In the beginning, there was the computer. And it was big. As big as a room. Sometimes as big as a house. Early computers required teams of white-coated scientists to keep them running, yet one of those giant behemoths could not match the computing power of a single microchip today. From the first massive computers to today's nanotechnology, DIGITAL REVOLUTIONARIES offers a guided tour of the history of computers and a celebration of the human ingenuity that led the world fro...

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In the beginning, there was the computer. And it was big. As big as a room. Sometimes as big as a house. Early computers required teams of white-coated scientists to keep them running, yet one of those giant behemoths could not match the computing power of a single microchip today. From the first massive computers to today's nanotechnology, DIGITAL REVOLUTIONARIES offers a guided tour of the history of computers and a celebration of the human ingenuity that led the world from ENIAC to iMAC.