{"product_id":"9781447123583","title":"A Brief History of Computing","description":"\u003ch1\u003eA Brief History of Computing\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eO'Regan, Gerard\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis lively and fascinating text traces the key developments in computation – from 3000 B.C. to the present day – in an easy-to-follow and concise manner. Topics and features: ideal for self-study, offering many pedagogical features such as chapter-opening key topics, chapter introductions and summaries, exercises, and a glossary; presents detailed information on major figures in computing, such as Boole, Babbage, Shannon, Turing, Zuse and Von Neumann; reviews the history of software engineering and of programming languages, including syntax and semantics; discusses the progress of artificial intelligence, with extension to such key disciplines as philosophy, psychology, linguistics, neural networks and cybernetics; examines the impact on society of the introduction of the personal computer, the World Wide Web, and the development of mobile phone technology; follows the evolution of a number of major technology companies, including IBM, Microsoft and Apple.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2012-03-14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781447123583\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4471-2359-0\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 264\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer London","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45417603039372,"sku":"9781447123583","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781447123583.jpg?v=1775816750","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781447123583","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}