Portraits in Silicon
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (838 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0262192624 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 350 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
From Library Journal Slater, a Time correspondent based in Jerusalem, has written sketches of 34 key individuals in the electronics revolution. Hilary Burton, Lawrence Livermore National Lab., Livermore, Cal.Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. They range from Babbage and Turing to Richie and Thompson (UNIX), Jobs (Apple), and Knuth ( The Art of Computer Programming ). . Ross Perot of EDS, and others. Many of these figures have been similarly dealt with elsewhere (e.g., David Richie's The Computer Pioneers, LJ 2/15/86). The sketches, well written and thoughtful, provide a good overview of the evolution and development of the computer field. However, Slater does include a number of individuals overlooked by others: Jay Forrester of IBM, H
The People Behind the Computers David Gurgel The book starts with a brief bio of Charles Babbage from the nineteenth century and then continues with twenty-seven twentieth century masterminds behind computer software, hardware, and business models. Each subject receives ten to twelve well-written pages by prolific journalist Robert Slater - Von Neumann and Shannon, Mauchly and Aiken, Shockley and Cr. Necessary Reading For Computer Types This book is a series of bibliographic essays on the people behind the computer revolution. The subjects range from hardware builders to software writers to those that expanded the uses of computers. If you are a computer enthusiast, a lover of history or just a fan of a good book, this is definite reading.. Very good book. esatuo@pp.kolumbus.fi This is the choice when you need to know how the computer came possible.
The book contains clearly written thumbnail sketches of 31 people who were of paramount importance in the conception and creation of the computer industry
Robert Slater is a member of the reporting staff of the Time Jerusalem bureau.