Alan Turing and His Contemporaries: Building the World's First Computers
Lavington, Simon H.
Alan Turing and His Contemporaries: Building the World's First Computers - United Kingdom; BCS Learning & Development Limited; 01 Feb 2012 - 111 Pages; Paperback
Secret wartime projects in code-breaking, radar and ballistics produced a wealth of ideas and technologies that kick-started the development of digital computers. This is the story of the people and projects that flourished in the post-war period. By 1955 computers had begun to appear in the market-place. The Information Age was dawning and Alan Turing and his contemporaries held centre stage. Their influence is still discernable deep down within today's hardware and software.
9781906124908
Information technology: general issues
History of science
History of engineering & technology
004.09
Alan Turing and His Contemporaries: Building the World's First Computers - United Kingdom; BCS Learning & Development Limited; 01 Feb 2012 - 111 Pages; Paperback
Secret wartime projects in code-breaking, radar and ballistics produced a wealth of ideas and technologies that kick-started the development of digital computers. This is the story of the people and projects that flourished in the post-war period. By 1955 computers had begun to appear in the market-place. The Information Age was dawning and Alan Turing and his contemporaries held centre stage. Their influence is still discernable deep down within today's hardware and software.
9781906124908
Information technology: general issues
History of science
History of engineering & technology
004.09