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.
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07C2NQSPV
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Union Square & Co.
Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 15, 2019
Edition ‏ : ‎ Illustrated
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 78.9 MB
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 794 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1454926221
Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Part of series ‏ : ‎ Union Square & Co. Milestones
Best Sellers Rank: #269,943 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store) #21 in Business & Management Technology History #69 in Computing Industry History #347 in Science History & Philosophy
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Customers find the book informative, providing a great overview of computer history. They enjoy reading it, with one customer noting that each page features one historical highlight.