Engines of the Mind: The Evolution of the Computer from Mainframes to Microprocessors by Joel N. Shurkin

Engines of the Mind: The Evolution of the Computer from Mainframes to Microprocessors

Joel N. Shurkin

363 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

nonfiction history science informative medium-paced
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When John Mauchly and Presper Eckert developed the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC) at the University of Pennsylvania during World War II, their intention was to aid artillerymen in aiming their guns. Since then, in the past fi...

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