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Milestones in Computer Science and Information Technology
By Edwin D. Reilly
ISBN: 1-57356-521-0
ISBN-13: 978-1-57356-521-9
392 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 8/30/2003
List Price: $86.95 (UK Sterling Price: £59.95)
Discount Price: $43.48 Sale Price for U.S. Customers Only. Save 50%. Ends 12/31/2009.
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Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 7 x 10
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  • [t]horoughly informative and enjoyable....Recommended for all libraries.
    —Library Journal     January 2004
  • Reilly's highly readable coverage of everything significant in the history of computer science and information technology consists of 671 alphabetically arranged articles, each 250-500 words long. Entries, written in journalistic style, cover companies, hardware, software, programming languages, inventors/developers, theories, and concepts....Essential. Public, academic, and advanced high school libraries.
    —Choice     February 2004
  • [A] very useful one-volume reference book for general readers, even high school students....While this is clearly a book heavy on history, it is not a dull tome of past events only, for the author carefully describes many basic terms and devices that are very much part of the scene today.
    —Communication Booknotes Quarterly     Summer 2004
  • [T]his book is a good resource for general information....Recommended.
    —E-STREAMS     February 2004
  • [C]learly written and accessible, containg essential details without reliance on technical jargon....Recommended.
    —Library Media Connection     April/May 2004
Description: Using the same approach as the popular Milestones in Science and Technology and Milestones in Health and Medicine, this unique reference features more than 600 concise entries describing the most significant advances in the field of computer science and information technology. Arranged in a convenient A-to-Z format, entries explain topics in a wide variety of categories, including hardware, software, theory, mathematics, programming, languages, memory, architecture, applications, and graphics.

Each entry presents a history of the topic's milestones, describes its current status, and recommends a source for additional research. Entries link key developments and discoveries to notable researchers and companies, from the famous figures like Alan Turing and Bill Gates to lesser-known names like Gordon Moore and Zuse. More than 30 illustrations, helpful cross-references, four indexes, and selected sources for additional reading help users navigate this reference and supplement their research. Whether you're researching cutting-edge technologies such as MP3, data encryption, and Beowulf clusters, or historical topics like Fortran, Packard Bell, and the Alto computer, students from high school and college, scholars, and the general public can easily find the facts and dates surrounding the most significant developments in the history of computing.
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