
A study of the evolution of the modern computer profiles the work of MIT psychologist J. C. R. Licklider, whose visionary dream of a "human-computer symbiosis" transformed the course of modern science and led to the development of the personal computer. 35,000 first printing....
Series: The Sloan Technology Series
Hardcover: 528 pages
Publisher: Viking Adult; 1st edition (August 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0670899763
ISBN-13: 978-0670899760
Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 1.6 x 9.6 inches
Amazon Rank: 166452
Format: PDF ePub Text djvu book
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I found the book very informative, just the kind of details I was looking for about computing's history, and the pioneers behind it. However it wasn't an easy read for me. Not because it was too technical, but because it seems it gave a ton of detail...