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A Brief History of Computing, Hardback
The history of computing has its origins at the outset of civilization. As towns and communities evolved there was a need for increasingly sophisticated calculations. This book traces the evolution of computation, from early civilisations 3000 B.C. to the latest key developments in modern times.
This useful and lively text provides a comprehensive
introduction to the key topics in the history of computing, in an easy-to-follow and concise manner. It covers the significant areas and events in the field - from the ancient Egyptians through to the present day - and both gives the reader a flavour of the history and stimulates further study in the subject.
CONTENTS:
From the contents. Early Civilisations.- The Babylonians.- The Egyptians.- The Greeks.- The Romans.- Foundations.- Boole.- Babbage.- Formalism.- Turing.- Shannon.- Von Neumann.- Hermann Zuse.- Computer Programming Languages.- Object-oriented Languages.- Functional Programming Languages.- Logic Programming Languages.- Syntax and Semantics.- Software Engineering.- What is Software Engineering?- Early Software Engineering.- Software Engineering Mathematics.- Formal Methods.- Software Inspections and Testing.- Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems.- Descartes.- Philosophy and AI.- Cognitive Psychology.- Linguistics.- Cybernetics.- Logic and AI.- Computability, Incompleteness and Decidability.- Robots.- Neural Networks.- Expert Systems.- The Internet Revolution.- The ARPANET.- TCP/IP.- Birth of the Internet.- Birth of the World-Wide-Web.- Dot Com Companies.- E-Software Development.- E-Commerce Security.- Famous Technology Companies.- Microsoft.- Motorola.- Apple Computers.- Oracle.- Siemens.- HP.
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