A Brief History of Computing

Abstract

The history of computing has its origins at the outset of civilization,and the need for increasingly sophisticated calculations has grownas towns and communities evolved.This lively and fascinating text traces the key developments in computation- from 3000 B.C. to the present day - in an easy-to-follow and concisemanner. Providing a comprehensive introduction to the most significantevents and concepts in the history of computing, the book embarksupon a journey from ancient Egypt to modern times; taking in mechanicalcalculators, early digital computers, the first personal computersand 3G mobile phones, among other topics. This expanded and revisednew edition also examines the evolution of programming languagesand the history of software engineering, in addition to such revolutionsin computing as the invention of the World Wide Web.