Overview
This lively and fascinating text traces the key developments in computation – from 3000 B.C. to the present day – in an easy-to-follow and concise manner. Topics and features: ideal for self-study, offering many pedagogical features such as chapter-opening key topics, chapter introductions and summaries, exercises, and a glossary; presents detailed information on major figures in computing, such as Boole, Babbage, Shannon, Turing, Zuse and Von Neumann; reviews the history of software engineering and of programming languages, including syntax and semantics; discusses the progress of artificial intelligence, with extension to such key disciplines as philosophy, psychology, linguistics, neural networks and cybernetics; examines the impact on society of the introduction of the personal computer, the World Wide Web, and the development of mobile phone technology; follows the evolution of a number of major technology companies, including IBM, Microsoft and Apple.
Full Product Details
Author: Gerard O'Regan
Publisher: Springer London Ltd
Imprint: Springer London Ltd
Edition: 2nd ed. 2012
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.600kg
ISBN: 9781447123583
ISBN 10: 1447123581
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 14 March 2012
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Replaced By: 9783030665982
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
From the reviews of the second edition: The book under review ... provides a succint (about 250 pages) reference book to computing topics (ranging from history to people to basic concepts). ... In its succint presentation the book has several strengths: It deals with pioneers (like Zuse) and historical issues ... . The book aims at the general reader or student with some general mathematical background knowledge and some experience with computers who needs a short offline encyclopedia. (Manuel Bremer, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1244, 2012)
From the reviews of the second edition: The book under review ... provides a succint (about 250 pages) reference book to computing topics (ranging from history to people to basic concepts). ... In its succint presentation the book has several strengths: It deals with pioneers (like Zuse) and historical issues ... . The book aims at the general reader or student with some general mathematical background knowledge and some experience with computers who needs a short offline encyclopedia. (Manuel Bremer, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1244, 2012)
From the reviews of the second edition: The book under review ... provides a succint (about 250 pages) reference book to computing topics (ranging from history to people to basic concepts). ... In its succint presentation the book has several strengths: It deals with pioneers (like Zuse) and historical issues ... . The book aims at the general reader or student with some general mathematical background knowledge and some experience with computers who needs a short offline encyclopedia. (Manuel Bremer, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1244, 2012)
Author Information
Dr. Gerard O’Regan is a CMMI software process improvement consultant at SQC Consulting, and a visiting lecturer at Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Malaysia. He is the author of the Springer titles Introduction to Software Process Improvement, Mathematical Approaches to Software Quality and A Practical Approach to Software Quality.
