Description |
viii, 542 pages : illustrations, portraits, photographs ; 25 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Ada, Countess of Lovelace -- the computer -- Programming -- the transistor -- The microchip -- Video games -- The Internet -- The personal computer -- Software -- Online -- The Web -- Ada forever. |
Summary |
A revelatory history of the people who created the computer and the Internet discusses the process through which innovation happens in the modern world, citing the pivotal contributions of such figures as Ada Lovelace, Alan Turing, Bill Gates, and Tim Berners-Lee. |
Subject |
Computer scientists -- Biography.
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Computer science -- History.
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Internet -- History.
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Genre |
Biography.
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History.
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ISBN |
9781476708690 (hrd.) |
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147670869X (hrd.) |
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9781476708706 (pbk.) |
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1476708703 (pbk.) |
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