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Today, as more and more people are introduced to the computer and as more and more computers are built into our cars, our phones, and our appliances the need for a book like this couldn’t be greater. Here, in terms anyone can understand, is a lively, comprehensive history and practical overview of computers and computing, from Leonardo da Vinci’s design for a calculating machine to the creation of the World Wide Web; from the simple binary circuits inside all digital computers to the complex programs that beat the greatest human chess players; from the countless uses of the Internet to its hidden pitfalls. Newbies and nerds alike will find answers here to all the questions they’d care to ask.
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About the Author
Neil Barrett has been a professional computer scientist for 20 years, having gained his PhD in 1985. A former lecturer, consultant and technical director, he is now visiting professor in the Centre for Forensic Computing at Cranfield University. A regular columnist, he has written five previous books, covering computer crime and social, political and economic issues relating to the Internet. He lives in Yorkshire.
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- PublisherWeidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0297847384
- ISBN 13 9780297847380
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages304
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