Eniac: The Triumphs and Tragedies of the World's First Computer

McCartney, Scott

ISBN 10: 0425176444 / ISBN 13: 9780425176443

Published by Berkley, NY, NY, U.S.A., 2001

About this Item

262 pp, 262 pp, photos, illus.It was the size of a three bedroom apartment, but it worked - mostly! It cost over $500,000 to build, and $650/hour to run. And get this - all the early computer programmers were women! Today, the machine fits into your pocket. Black line through the bar code on the rear cover. An engrossing history, not known by many. Seller Inventory # 6326EJ

Bibliographic Details

Title: Eniac: The Triumphs and Tragedies of the ...

Publisher: Berkley, NY, NY, U.S.A.

Publication Date: 2001

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Near Fine

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

Presents a history of the world's first programmable computer, ENIAC, and its creators, a team funded by the U.S. Army and led by John Mauchly and Presper Eckert, and discusses their race to complete the computer and their struggle to take credit for their discovery. Reprint.

About the Author:

A staff writer for the Wall Street Journal, Scott McCartney is the author of Defying the Gods: Inside the New Frontiers of Organ Transplants and coauthor of Trinity's Children: Living Along America's Nuclear Highway.