From Dits to Bits A Personal History of the Electronic Computer

Lukoff, Herman

ISBN 10: 0896610020 / ISBN 13: 9780896610026

Published by Robotics Press, Portland, Oregon, 1979

About this Item

Hardcover with dustjacket, first printing as stated on copyright page, book is in excellent condition, the former owner's name on the first blank end-paper is the only remarkable flaw, jacket shows moderate rubbing and mild wear at the corners and spine-tips, the jacket is clean and quite presentable and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "a very personal look behind the scenes at the Moore School at the University of Pennsylvania. There, in the late 1940's, a group of young scientists struggled in their quest to devise a technology that could one day relieve man of the burdens which so encumbered his imagination and wasted his free time," well-illustrated, includes a Glossary; 219 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: From Dits to Bits A Personal History of the Electronic Computer
• Publisher: Robotics Press, Portland, Oregon
• Publication Date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0896610020
• ISBN 13: 9780896610026
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition; 1st Printing.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science

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Synopsis

Former library book