About this title: The digital revolution did not begin with the teenage millionaires of Silicon Valley, claims Howard Rheingold, but with such early intellectual giants as Charles Babbage, George Boole and John von Neumann. In a highly engaging style, Rheingold tells the story of what he calls the partiarchs, poineers and infonauts of the computer, focusing in particular on such pioneers as J.C.R. Licklider, Doug Engelbart, Bob Taylor and Alan Kay. Taking the reader step by step from 19th-century mathematics to contemporary computing, he introduces a fascinating collection of eccentrics, mavericks, geniuses ...
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Mit Pr
Date Published: 2000-04-18
ISBN-13:9780262681155ISBN:0262681153
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Publisher: The MIT Press
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780262681155ISBN:0262681153
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Publisher: The MIT Press
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780262681155ISBN:0262681153
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Mit Pr
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780262681155ISBN:0262681153
Description: New. In a highly engaging style, Rheingold tells the story of what he calls the patriarchs, pioneers, and infonauts of the computer, focusing in particular on such pioneers as J. C. R. Licklider, Doug Engelbart, Bob Taylor, and Alan Kay. read more
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