Inventing the Computer

by Marsha Groves

Book Overview

It is hard to imagine that something so important to our daily lives has been around for less than 70 years. People use computers today to calculate, store information, send messages, control other machines, and even to play games. Inventing the Computer tells the incredible story of computers and their inventors, from the early days when computers performed simple functions and filled entire rooms to today's compact, super-fast supercomputers. Topics...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0778728382
• ISBN13: 9780778728382
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Crabtree Classics
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.3" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6