A Computer Perspective is an illustrated essay on the origins and first lines of development of the computer. The complex network of creative forces and social pressures that have produced the computer is personified here in the creators of instruments of computation, and their machines or tables; the inventors of mathematical or logical concepts and their applications; and the fabricators of practical devices to serve the immediate needs of government, commerce, engineering, and science. The book is based on an exhibition ...
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A Computer Perspective is an illustrated essay on the origins and first lines of development of the computer. The complex network of creative forces and social pressures that have produced the computer is personified here in the creators of instruments of computation, and their machines or tables; the inventors of mathematical or logical concepts and their applications; and the fabricators of practical devices to serve the immediate needs of government, commerce, engineering, and science. The book is based on an exhibition conceived and assembled for International Business Machines Corporation. Like the exhibition, it is not a history in the narrow sense of a chronology of concepts and devices. Yet these pages actually display more true history (in relation to the computer) than many more conventional presentations of the development of science and technology.
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COPYRIGHT 1973 EDITION. VINTAGE PRINTING. CLEAN CONTENT PAGES. See photos for more information. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. No dust jacket included with this book. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 850grams, ISBN: 0674156250.
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Very good. No dust jacket. Pages are fine with no tears or marks. Boards are not completely flat with few singns of wear. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 176 p. Audience: General/trade. A Computer Perspective is an illustrated essay on the origins and first lines of development of the computer. It's based on an exhibition the Eams developed for IBM, A Computer Perspective charted the development of the computer from 1890 to 1950 and included vintage and modern machines. Every page of the book has b+w photos of vintage computers, their designers and memoribilla.
Add this copy of A Computer Perspective to cart. $79.40, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1973 by Harvard University Press.
