Universal History of Computing From the Abacus to the Quantum Computer

Name: Universal History of Computing From the Abacus to the Quantum Computer
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ISBN: 9780471441472

ISBN-10: 0471441473

ISBN-13: 9780471441472

Edition: 2000

Authors: Georges Ifrah

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This volume continues the author's story from The Universal History of Numbers to cover the invention of computers and the binary number system, as well as recently discovered numbers systems, including surreal numbers and numerical codes.

Book details

List price: $29.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/10/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 5.57" wide x 8.62" long x 1.07" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English







Historical Summary of Arithmetic, Numerical Notation, and Writing Systems



From the Particular to the General: Arithmetic Leads to Algebra



From Calculation to Calculus



Binary Arithmetic and Other Non-decimal Systems






From Clockwork Calculator to Computer: The History of Automatic Calculation


Introduction



Human Calculation and Machine Calculation



Pre-Renaissance Obstacles to Mechanical Calculation and the Beginnings of the Breakthrough



The Calculating Machine



The Keyboard Comes on the Scene. From Adding Machine to Cash Register



From Mechanisation of Simple Arithmetic to Automatic Arithmetic on an Industrial Scale



Analogue Computation. Origins and Development



The Contribution of Automata



The Development of Punched-tape Solutions



Charles Babbage, his Analytical Engine, and his Followers



Developments in Electromechanical Calculating Machines



The Electronic Revolution



Fully Programmed Machines



On the Road to the Computer: Recapitulation



The Contribution of the Mathematical Logicians



The Advent of Set Theory



The Contribution of Alan Turing



Further Progress Towards the Computer with John von Neumann



The First Generation of True Computers



The Pocket Calculator



What is a Computer?






Information, the New Universal Dimension


Conclusion: Intelligence, Science, and the Future of Mankind


List of Abbreviations


Bibliography


Index