The Computer Book: From the Abacus to Artificial Intelligence, 250 Milestones in the History of Computer Science (Union Square & Co. Milestones)

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Part of Sterling’s extremely popular Milestones series, this illustrated exploration of computer science ranges from the ancient abacus to superintelligence and social media.
 
With 250 illustrated landmark inventions, publications, and events—encompassing everything from ancient record-keeping devices to the latest computing technologies—this highly topical addition to the Sterling Milestones series takes a chronological journey through the history and future of computer science. Two expert authors, with decades’ of experience working in computer research and innovation, explore topics including the Sumerian abacus, the first spam message, Morse code, cryptography, early computers, Isaac Asimov’s laws of robotics, UNIX and early programming languages, movies, video games, mainframes, minis and micros, hacking, virtual reality, and more.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Union Square & Co.
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 6, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 528 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 145492621X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1454926214
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 1.5 x 8.5 inches
Part of series ‏ : ‎ Union Square & Co. Milestones
Best Sellers Rank: #1,083,210 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #197 in Computing Industry History #2,765 in History & Philosophy of Science (Books) #4,258 in Computer Science (Books)
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