Reflections on the History of Computing

Preserving Memories and Sharing Stories

AvArthur Tatnall

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

This book is a collection of refereed invited papers on the history of computing from the 1940s to the 1990s with one paper going back to look at Italian calculating/computing machines from the first century to the 20th century.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-11-13
Mått:155 x 235 x 27 mm
Vikt:776 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
Antal sidor:398
Upplaga:2012
Förlag:Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
ISBN:9783642338984

Utforska kategorier

Systemvetenskap och AI inom Data och IT
Teknik: allmänt inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Informationsteknik: allmänt inom Data och IT

Innehållsförteckning

Australia’s WREDAC.– It Was Rocket Science.- Remembering LEO.- A Possible First Use of CAM/CAD.- Roberto Busa (1913-2011), Pioneer of Computers for the Humanities.- Micro Programming.- Experiences and Reflections.- Information Systems Degrees in Australia: The Genesis.- Looking Back.- The Impact of the Y2K Event on the Popularity of the Pick Database Environment.- Evolution of Computer Science Education in the Purview of Free Education.- Evolution of Computer Education in Spain: From Early Times to theImplementation of the Bologna Agreement.- The History of Computer Language Selection.- History of Data Centre Development.- Early Italian Computing Machines and Their Inventors.- Computing for the Masses? Constructing a British Culture of Computing in the Home.- Reflections on the History of Computer Education in Schools in Victoria.- From the History of Russian Computer Science.- Hungarian Scientists in Information Technology.- Information Technology in Italy: The Origins and the Early Years (1954 - 1965).- Institutional Nostalgia – Museum Victoria’s Cabinet of Computing Curiosities.- The Changing Face of the History of Computing: The Role of Emulation in Protecting Our Digital Heritage.- My Fascination with Computing History.