Entries include: Abacus; America Online; Apple Computer; AT&T Corporation; Babbage, Charles; Binary System; Boolean Algebra; Central Processing Unit; Chomsky, Noam; Computer Science; Cybernetics; Data Compression; Digital Computer; Encryption and Cryptography; Ethernet; Ethics, Computer; Gates, Bill; Graphics, Computer; Hackers and Hacking; Hewlett-Packard; HTML; IBM; Internet; Java; Laptop Computers; Logic Programming; Macintosh; Microsoft; Moore's Law; Music, Computer; Netscape Communications Corporation; Operating System; Optical Fibers; Pascal, Blaise; Privacy, Online; Productivity Paradox; RAM and ROM; Robotics; Search Engine; Silicon Valley; Torvalds, Linus; Virtual Reality; Windows and Windows NT; Women and Computer Science; World Wide Web; Xerox; and many more.
Raul Rojas, Freie Universitat, Berlin
"Provides an introduction to computers and computer history that
has been sorely missing from reference shelves. The work's 600
entries, many of which represent the first reference treatment of
this topic, are intended to make entries accessible to readers
while maintaining a consistent level of technical information. The
set encompasses nearly every aspect of computers and their
history... Essential for undergraduate collections, academic and
public libraries, and computer science researchers interested in
learning more about the rich field and history of computer
science." -- Choice
"A comprehensive, two-volume set that provides a thorough history
of computers and computer-related technology... A valuable
resource. The volumes are written in a user-friendly manner. Thus,
it is not necessary to have a technical background to understand
the materials that are presented." -- American Reference Books
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