Request: Books/articles about history of early computing (pre 1950)
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09-20-2017, 09:07 AM
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RE: Request: Books/articles about history of early computing (pre 1950)
Babbage's book is a great read but tells you nothing about his computers. I think at that point in his life he was dealing with a bereavement.
Zuse wrote The Computer - My Life which isn't too expensive second hand. But for a history of computing, I'd recommend Stan Augartner's Bit by Bit (lots of pictures, some mistakes) Paul Cerruzi's History of Modern Computing (lots of words) I much enjoyed Hollingdale and Tootil's Electronic Computers (1965) when I read it back in the mid-70s. Also interesting for a wealth of technical detail Bowden's Faster than Thought (1963) which is a collection of papers by pioneers including Turing. |
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