Ponderables Computer Science: An Illustrated History of the World's Smartest Machines

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Tom Jackson

Ponderables Computer Science

An Illustrated History of the World's Smartest Machines

Tom Jackson

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Shelter Publications
01 October 2024

Reference works; History of engineering & technology; Computing: general; Computer science

Series: Ponderables

Here is the updated essential guide to computers, an authoritative reference book and timeline about the most powerful tools ever devised. Computing has been the sharp end of cutting-edge technology for a generation and it now permeates all our lives. But to many computer science remains something of a mystery. Our story begins long before the silicon chip, when the pinnacle of binary code was found in the Chinese I-Ching, when Algorithm was a man from Baghdad, and when Lord Byron's daughter wrote the first software

in ink. Above all the first computers were humans, but today they are anything but. Our journey hacks through the jargon jungle of blockchains, botnets, and bitcoins, to arrive at the latest computing technologies, which will no doubt be changing our world all over again.

By: Tom Jackson
Imprint: Shelter Publications
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2024 Updated Edition
Dimensions: Height: 285mm, Width: 235mm,
ISBN: 9781627952002
ISBN 10: 1627952004
Series: Ponderables
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 01 October 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tom Jackson is a science writer based in the United Kingdom. Tom specializes in recasting science and technology into lively historical narratives. After almost 20 years of writing, Tom has uncovered a wealth of stories that help create new ways to enjoy learning about science. He studied at the University of Bristol and still lives in the city with his wife and three children.

Reviews for Ponderables Computer Science: An Illustrated History of the World's Smartest Machines

""Computer Science is comprised of chronological articles that tell the story of computers through 100 discoveries and inventions. This informative guide to computer science demystifies the subject, setting out the basics with light-hearted text and simple diagrams. Of special note is the inclusion of biographies of important computer scientists, such as Babbage, Turing, and Berners-Lee. A series of infographics presenting the mind-boggling facts and figures of modern computing at a glance also boosts the contents for all readers and a 12-page foldout Timeline poster which stretches out to 8.5 feet (2.6 meters) long. Especially and unreservedly recommended for family, middle school, high school, and community library Computer Science & History collections, this large format (11.2 x 9.25 x 1 inches, 2.45 pounds) hardcover edition of Computer Science: An Illustrated History of the World's Smartest Machines from Shelter Harbor Press is an ideal and comprehensive introduction to the history and ever evolving technology that now shapes and reshapes the human world on a daily basis."" - Midwest Book Review, December 2024