The computer unlike other inventions is universal; you can use a computer for many tasks: writing, composing music, designing buildings, creating movies, inhabiting virtual worlds, communicating…
This popular science history isn’t just about technology but introduces the pioneers: Babbage, Turing, Apple’s Wozniak and Jobs, Bill Gates, Tim Berners-Lee, Mark Zuckerberg. This story is about people and the changes computers have caused. In the future ubiquitous computing, AI, quantum and molecular computing could even make us immortal. The computer has been a radical invention. In less than a single human life computers are transforming economies and societies like no human invention before.
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What is a Universal Tool?.- Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine.- Office Automation.- Computers go to War.- Computers go to Work.- Deadheads & Propeller Heads.- The Computer gets Personal.- The Computer Revolution.- Weaving the Web.- Apple is Reborn.- Over the Horizon.- Resources.- Competitors.- About the Author.- Published books.Tentang Penulis
Ian Watson is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He has published two textbooks and over one hundred scientific papers, on various aspects of artificial intelligence and is a regular speaker at computer science conferences worldwide. He also makes regular contributions to the popular NZ computer magazine Net Guide.
Bahasa Inggris ● Format PDF ● Halaman 353 ● ISBN 9783642281020 ● Ukuran file 7.5 MB ● Penerbit Springer Berlin ● Kota Heidelberg ● Negara DE ● Diterbitkan 2012 ● Diunduh 24 bulan ● Mata uang EUR ● ID 2477385 ● Perlindungan salinan DRM sosial
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