A Bibliographic Guide to the History of Computing, Computers, and the Information Processing Industry

by James W. Cortada

As millions of people have been exposed to computing through the tremendous growth of microcomputers, there has developed an increasing appreciation of the history of data processing, which dates back many decades before the arrival of the computer. Stretching back to at least the 1860s, such early technologies as adding machines, punch cards, and the office appliance industry are now being recognized for their place in the history of the information...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031326810X
• ISBN13: 9780313268106
• Release Date: May 1990
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"