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This book outlines the entire history of computer systems development. Based on surveys from Europe, Japan, Australia, and the United States, it emphasizes the rising concern with user relations as a major shift in systems development. ... Read more

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The first edition of Purity in Printdocumented book censorship in America from the 1870s to the 1930s, embedding it within the larger social and cultural history of the time. This second edition adds two new chapters that carry this history forward to the beginning of the twenty-first century. ... Read more

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The definitive source material for computer history
There are a bunch of books about the history of computing, but this one is unique -- it reprints original papers from Babbage through EDVAC and EDSAC in the late 1940s. Some of the papers are a tough slog, since theterminology is unfamiliar, but there's no better way to get inside theheads of the people who invented all this stuff. And what's really amazingis that by 1948, they were designing recognizably modern computers. If itweren't so overpriced I'd say every programmer should have a copy. ... Read more

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The South has typically been viewed as a region not favorably disposed to innovation and technology, yet innovation was never absent from industrialization. These seven essays assess the role of innovations in the region, some by examining specific industries in subregions: steamboats in the lower Mississippi valley, textile manufacturing in Georgia and Arkansas, coal mining in Virginia, and sugar planting and processing in Louisiana. Others consider the role of technology in South Carolina textile mills around the turn of the twentieth century, the electrification of the Tennessee valley, and telemedicine in contemporary Arizona. Together, these articles show that southerners set significant limitations on the adoption of technological innovations, particularly in a milieu where slaveholding agriculture had shaped the allocation of resources. ... Read more

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A history book that any southern intellectual can look on with pride for his region.
The stereotype of the south has always been one of a people backwards and not up with the times. "Technology, Innovation, and Southern Industrialization: From the Antebellum Era to the Computer Age" seeks to dispel that myth by discussing the south's contributions to America's revolutions in technology as the country entered the twentieth century and brought technology to the forefront of humanity's achievements. With a look at southern inventions so often overlooked as southern, "Technology, Innovation, and Southern Industrialization" is a history book that any southern intellectual can look on with pride for his region. ... Read more

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This comprehensive overview of the history of computing and its industry, and of commercial applications of the computer also outlines the history of how computing operations were managed within American companies. Based on extensive research in the contemporary business literature, this work is one of the few which looks at computing as business history, and it is the first to look at the broad scope of computing from the perspective of the business historian. The work is also directed at business managers to help them appreciate and understand the uses of the computer in their firms. ... Read more

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The proceedings (48 papers) of the 37th International Conference Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology held at Williamsburg, Virginia, USA, from March 22-26, 2009. Includes a CD of all papers with colour figures and tables. ... Read more

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The Encyclopedia of Computers and Computer History provides a complete A-to-Z reference guide to computers, their development, and their usage in today's world. Beginning with "Abacus," this two-volume set provides over 900 pages of facts, definitions, biographies, histories, and explanations of a remarkable variety of computer-related subjects.

The Encyclopedia's 600 entries--many of which represent the first reference treatment of their subjects--address the diverse topics that form the backbone of the information revolution. Entries include essays on major corporations, computing machines, software, networking, computing concepts, research, laboratories, and pioneering individuals in computing history. In addition to these essays, each entry is also followed by a helpful list of further reading on that subject.

Contributors to the Encyclopedia represent a wide cross-section of accomplished scholars in the fields of computer science and scientific history. Their informative, accessible essays enable readers to learn about computer history in a non-intimidating way.

An invaluable addition to any library collection, the Encyclopedia of Computers and Computer History is an indispensable resource for undergraduates, graduate students, and anybody with an interest in, or question about, computers. ... Read more

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Given the proliferation of computers and computer-related products, it is difficult to realize that the computer's history is, in fact, a very short one. René Moreau, Director of Scientific Development, IBM France, traces the evolution of the computer from its earliest stored-program stages in the 1940s to the introduction of the IBM 360 Series in 1963.

Written for the nonspecialist, his book defines, explains, and dates those first formulations in computer science and covers the major phases in the evolution of the software and hardware. Moreau divides his history into three sections—The Birth of the Computer (up to 1950), The First Generation (1950-1959), and The Second Generation (1959-1963). He concludes by examining the current state of the computer industry and its future direction. Also included are a discussion of programming languages and an appendix which details early work on computers in the USSR. ... Read more

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Timelines correct
This book identifies the correct terms for computing history phases, and also shows the history for early computing well.A good read written by an IBM director in France. ... Read more

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After World War II, other major industrialized nations responded to the technological and industrial hegemony of the United States by developing their own design and manufacturing competence in digital electronic technology. In this book John Vardalas describes the quest for such competence in Canada, exploring the significant contributions of the civilian sector but emphasizing the role of the Canadian military in shaping radical technological change. As he shows, Canada’s determination to be an active participant in research and development work on advanced weapons systems, and in the testing of those weapons systems, was a cornerstone of Canadian technological development during the years 1945-1980. Vardalas presents case studies of such firms as Ferranti-Canada, Sperry Gyroscope of Canada, and Control Data of Canada. In contrast to the standard nationalist interpretation of Canadian subsidiaries of transnational corporations as passive agents, he shows them to have been remarkably innovative and explains how their aggressive programs to develop all-Canadian digital R&D and manufacturing capacities influenced technological development in the United States and in Great Britain. While underlining the unprecedented role of the military in the creation of peacetime scientific and technical skills, Vardalas also examines the role of government and university research programs, including Canada’s first computerized systems for mail sorting and airline reservations. Overall, he presents a nuanced account of how national economic, political, and corporate forces influenced the content, extent, and direction of digital innovation in Canada. ... Read more

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This volume presents proceedings from the 19th IFIP World Computer Congress in Santiago, Chile. The proceedings of the World Computer Congress are a product of the gathering of 2,000 delegates from more than 70 countries to discuss a myriad of topics in the ICT domain. Of particular note, this marks the first time that a World Computer Congress has been held in a Latin American country.

Topics in this series include:

• The 4th International Conference on Theoretical Computer Science
• Education for the 21st Century- Impact of ICT and Digital Resources
• Mobile and Wireless Communication Networks
• Ad-Hoc Networking
• Network Control and Engineering for QoS, Security, and Mobility
• The Past and Future of Information Systems: 1976-2006 and Beyond
• History of Computing and Education
• Biologically Inspired Cooperative Computing
• Artificial Intelligence in Theory and Practice
• Applications in Artificial Intelligence
• Advanced Software Engineering: Expanding the Frontiers of Software

For a complete list of the more than 300 titles in the IFIP Series, visit springer.com.

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Fudgeballs and Other Sweets
Back cover reads:
Princess, the poodle, had a perfectly glorious life, a dog's life in fact...
Until that annoying bulldog, Jake, moved in next door.
Jenny McNeill had a perfectly glorious life, a life every successful woman might dream of, until that irritating Dave Kasada moved next door. With his dog.
Then a baby was abandoned on her doorstep. And Jenny's biological clock began to tck loudly. And Dave began to look more and more appealing, and Jenny wasn't even going to think about what tricks the dogs were up to! She needed to concentrate on her candy business! Candy was good. Candy was her future. Candy, not sexy Dave, was what she should be thinking about!
But all the while she couldn't help thinking Dave looked awfully sweet and tempting...

If it's a dog's life, we should be so lucky!
This little book is a total hoot, especially when we're in the dog's pointof view.The imagry and humor in Fudgeballs is superbly done and one canbelieve this is actually the way dogs think.

As for the romance betweenDave and Jenny, and their misunderstanding, it was cleverly done and keptyou on your seat wondering when our hero and heroine were going to figureout who was supposedly moving.Given the subject, though, I think I gainedten pounds just reading about all that delicious fudge!

Gee...I wonderwhat bull-poodles really look like? -Lee Emory ... Read more

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The making of the micro:a history of the computer
This book had a lot to do with math and calculators.It was verry interesting to see how hard it was to add without using a calculator.Some things that are taken for grantedare using email now.If you think about it computersrun on 1s and 0s.Just to say "17' and not even display it the computer reads 10001.Letters are more complex to desplay.Some times it takes millinos of 1s and 0s.This is a great book for people interested in computers. ... Read more

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This volume presents proceedings from the 19th IFIP World Computer Congress in Santiago, Chile. The proceedings of the World Computer Congress are a product of the gathering of 2,000 delegates from more than 70 countries to discuss a myriad of topics in the ICT domain. Of particular note, this marks the first time that a World Computer Congress has been held in a Latin American country.

Topics in this series include:

- The 4th International Conference on Theoretical Computer Science

- Education for the 21st Century- Impact of ICT and Digital Resources

- Mobile and Wireless Communication Networks

- Ad-Hoc Networking

- Network Control and Engineering for QoS, Security, and Mobility

- The Past and Future of Information Systems: 1976-2006 and Beyond

- History of Computing and Education

- Biologically Inspired Cooperative Computing

- Artificial Intelligence in Theory and Practice

- Applications in Artificial Intelligence

- Advanced Software Engineering: Expanding the Frontiers of Software

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Der Band behandelt Grundfragen und zentrale Themen der Informatikgeschichte in Beiträgen von herausragenden Pionieren, von in Theoriefragen engagierten Informatikern und namhaften Technikhistorikern. Der Band kreist um Leitideen und Paradigmen der Informatik, wobei die Visionen einer "Universalmaschine", einer "Universalsprache", eines "Universalmediums" und einer "Universalwissenschaft" sich leitmotivisch durch die Beiträge ziehen. Der Band löst sich von der engen Computergeschichte und arbeitet so bisher unterbelichtete Innovationsleistungen der deutschen und europäischen Informatik- und Computer-Community heraus. Er gibt der Zuse-Forschung neue Anstöße und bietet neue Einblicke in die Geschichte der Rechnerarchitektur, der Programmierung und Programmiersprachen und der Mensch-Computer-Beziehung. Der Band ist reichhaltig mit instruktiven Abbildungen illustriert und zeigt sich als Extrakt eines über viele Jahre gehenden Generationen- und Disziplinen-übergreifenden Geschichts- und Theorie-Diskurses.

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Webster's bibliographic and event-based timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics, geographic locations and people. They do so from a linguistic point of view, and in the case of this book, the focus is on "Human-computer," including when used in literature (e.g. all authors that might have Human-computer in their name). As such, this book represents the largest compilation of timeline events associated with Human-computer when it is used in proper noun form. Webster's timelines cover bibliographic citations, patented inventions, as well as non-conventional and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities in usage. These furthermore cover all parts of speech (possessive, institutional usage, geographic usage) and contexts, including pop culture, the arts, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This "data dump" results in a comprehensive set of entries for a bibliographic and/or event-based timeline on the proper name Human-computer, since editorial decisions to include or exclude events is purely a linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under "fair use" conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain. ... Read more