This book presents the history of the computer, from the mechanical calculator designed by Gottfried Leibniz in 1685 to construction on ENIAC, the first programmable electronic computer, in 1944 to today's many uses of microprocessors.
Contents
A New Age 4 -- Calculating Machines 6 -- Early Automation 8 -- The Computer Age 10 -- Computing Grows 12 -- Programs and Data 14 -- Transistors and Chips 16 -- Computers for All 18 -- Inside a Computer 20 -- Computer Software 22 -- A Connected World 24 -- At Work and Play 26 -- Invisible Computers 28 -- In the Future 30.