Digital Revolutionaries The Men and Women Who Brought Computing to Life |
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| Author:
| Lohr, Steve |
| Series title: | New York Times Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-59643-532-2 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2009 |
| Publisher: | Roaring Brook Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $16.99 |
Book Description:
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In the beginning, there was the computer. And it was big. As big as a room. Sometimes as big as a house. Early computers required teams of white-coated scientists to keep them running, yet one of those giant behemoths could not match the computing power of a single microchip today. From the first massive computers to today's nanotechnology, DIGITAL REVOLUTIONARIES offers a guided tour of the history of computers and a celebration of the human ingenuity that led the world from ENIAC...
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In the beginning, there was the computer. And it was big. As big as a room. Sometimes as big as a house. Early computers required teams of white-coated scientists to keep them running, yet one of those giant behemoths could not match the computing power of a single microchip today. From the first massive computers to today's nanotechnology, DIGITAL REVOLUTIONARIES offers a guided tour of the history of computers and a celebration of the human ingenuity that led the world from ENIAC to iMAC.