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Computers The Life Story of a Technology
Eric G. Swedin, David L. Ferro
ISBN: 0-313-33149-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-33149-7
192 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 4/30/2005
List Price: $46.95 (UK Sterling Price: £32.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: Greenwood Technographies
Awards:
  • CHOICE Outstanding Academic Titles, 2005
Description: The computer is the great technological and scientific innovation of the last half of the twentieth century. It has revolutionized how we organize information, how we communicate with each other, and even the way that we think about the human mind. Computers have eased the drudgery of such tasks as calculating sums and clerical work, making them both more bearable and more efficient. The computer has become ubiquitous in many aspects of business, recreation, and everyday life, and the trend is that they are becoming both more powerful and easier to use. Computers: The Life Story of a Technology provides an accessible overview of this ever changing technology, giving students and lay readers an understanding of the complete scope of its history from ancient times to the present day.

The volume includes a glossary of terms, a timeline of important events, and a selected bibliography of useful resources for further information.
Table of Contents:
  • Series Foreword
    Preface
    Before Computers
    The First Electronic Computers
    The Second Generation: From Vacuum Tubes to Transistors
    The Third Generation: From Integrated Circuits to Microprocessors
    Personal Computers: Bringing the Computer into the Home
    Connections: Networking Computers Together
    Computers Everywhere
    Chronology
    Glossary
    Bibliography
About the Author: ERIC G. SWEDIN is an assistant professor in Information Systems and Technologies at Weber State University. He is also a historian and published novelist.

DAVID L. FERRO is an assistant professor in Computer Science at Weber State University. He specializes in internet programming, human-computer usability, and computing culture and history.
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