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Swade, Doron

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9780198831754: The History of Computing: A Very Short Introduction
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2022

Synopsis

This Very Short Introduction discusses the central events, machines, and people that feature in established accounts of the history of computing. It then recontextualises them, critically examining received perceptions and providing a fresh look at the nature and development of the modern electronic computer.

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About the Author

Doron Swade, Honorary Fellow, Royal Holloway, University of London

bDoron Swade/b is an engineer, a historian, and a museum professional. He was Curator of Computing at the London Science Museum (1985-1999), and Assistant Director and Head of Collections there (1999-2003). He is a leading authority on computer pioneer Charles Babbage, and masterminded the construction of Babbage's Difference Engine No. 2 built to original 19th-century designs. He was formerly Visiting Professor at Royal College of Art, and Guest Curator at the Computer History Museum, California (2006-2008). He has published widely on curatorship, Babbage, and the history of computing, and his books include The Dream Machine: Exploring the Computer Age (1991, with Jon Palfreman) and The Cogwheel Brain: Charles Babbage and the Quest to Build the First Computer (2001).

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
2022
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0198831757
ISBN 13 
9780198831754
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
160
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