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Engines of the Mind: The Evolution of the Computer from Mainframes to
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Engines of the Mind: The Evolution of the Computer from Mainframes to Microprocessors Paperback - 1996

by Shurkin, J

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A major new edition of the classic history of the computer from ENIAC to the P6 chip, this lively and entertaining history introduces users to the feuding players and the discoveries that made the computer possible. The author has added an epilogue and a new chapter on the mind warping changes taking place in the ongoing computer revolution.

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W. W. Norton & Company, 1996. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:0393314715
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  • Title Engines of the Mind: The Evolution of the Computer from Mainframes to Microprocessors
  • Author Shurkin, J
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Upd Sub
  • Pages 364
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher W. W. Norton & Company
  • Date 1996
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 9314060
  • ISBN 9780393314717 / 0393314715
  • Weight 0.99 lbs (0.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.25 x 5.53 x 1.1 in (20.96 x 14.05 x 2.79 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Computers - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 96155205
  • Dewey Decimal Code 004.09

From the rear cover

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 simply to aid artillerymen in aiming their guns. Since then, in the past fifty years, ENIAC and its offspring have utterly changed the way we go about both business and science. Along with the transistor, the computer has brought about transformation on a scale unmatched since the industrial revolution. In a lively and informative account, Joel Shurkin introduces us to the people and discoveries that made the computer possible - from the first models to the creation of the chip and beyond. Here is the first full story of an invention that changed the world.

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  • New York Times, 02/18/1996, Page 24
  • Publishers Weekly, 01/15/1996, Page 0

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