The computer book : from the abacus to artificial intelligence, 250 milestones in the history of computer science
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Published
New York, NY : Sterling, [2018].
ISBN
145492621X, 9781454926214
Physical Desc
528 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 23 cm
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Published
New York, NY : Sterling, [2018].
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
145492621X, 9781454926214

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 516-523) and index.
Description
"Two expert authors, with decades' of experience working in computer research and innovation, explore topics including the Sumerian abacus, the first spam message, Morse code, cryptography, early computers, Isaac Asimov's laws of robotics, UNIX and early programming languages, movies, video games, mainframes, minis and micros, hacking, virtual reality, and more"--,Publisher's description.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Garfinkel, S., & Grunspan, R. H. (2018). The computer book: from the abacus to artificial intelligence, 250 milestones in the history of computer science . Sterling.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Garfinkel, Simson and Rachel H., Grunspan. 2018. The Computer Book: From the Abacus to Artificial Intelligence, 250 Milestones in the History of Computer Science. Sterling.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Garfinkel, Simson and Rachel H., Grunspan. The Computer Book: From the Abacus to Artificial Intelligence, 250 Milestones in the History of Computer Science Sterling, 2018.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Garfinkel, Simson,, and Rachel H. Grunspan. The Computer Book: From the Abacus to Artificial Intelligence, 250 Milestones in the History of Computer Science Sterling, 2018.

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