Architects of the Information Age.
Title:
Architects of the Information Age.
Author:
Curley, Robert.
ISBN:
9781615307173
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (178 pages)
Series:
Computing and Connecting in the 21st Century ; v.1
Computing and Connecting in the 21st Century
Contents:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Joseph-Marie Jacquard -- Chapter 2 Charles Babbage -- Chapter 3 Lady Lovelace -- Chapter 4 George Boole -- Chapter 5 Herman Hollerith -- Chapter 6 Thomas Watson, Sr., And Thomas Watson, Jr. -- Chapter 7 Vannevar Bush -- Chapter 8 John Vincent Atanasoff -- Chapter 9 Grace Hopper -- Chapter 10 John Mauchly And J. Presper Eckert -- Chapter 11 Howard Aiken -- Chapter 12 William Shockley -- Chapter 13 Alan Turing -- Ultra Wins the War -- Chapter 14 William Hewlett and David Packard -- Chapter 15 Maurice Wilkes -- Chapter 16 Claude Shannon -- Chapter 17 Tom Kilburn -- Chapter 18 Alan Perlis -- Chapter 19 Seymour Cray -- Chapter 20 Douglas Engelbart -- Chapter 21 Marvin Minsky -- Chapter 22 Robert Noyce -- The "traiotorous Eight" Found Fairchild Semiconductor -- Chapter 23 Gordon Moore -- Chapter 24 Manuel Blum -- Captcha -- Chapter 25 Robert Kahn And Vinton Cerf -- Chapter 26 Dennis Ritchie And Ken Thompson -- Chapter 27 Charles Thacker -- Chapter 28 Narayana Murthy -- Chapter 29 Stephen Wozniak -- Chapter 30 Richard Stallman -- Chapter 31 Rodney Brooks -- Chapter 32 Carly Fiorina -- Chapter 33 Steve Jobs -- The Gui -- Chapter 34 Tim Berners-Lee -- Chapter 35 Bill Gates -- Chapter 36 Danny Hillis -- Chapter 37 Meg Whitman -- Chapter 38 Michael Dell -- Chapter 39 Jimmy Wales -- Wikiwiki -- Chapter 40 Niklas Zennstrom And Janus Friis -- Chapter 41 Linus Torvalds -- Chapter 42 Marc Andreessen -- Chapter 43 Julian Assange -- Chapter 44 Sergey Brin And Larry Page -- Chapter 45 Jack Dorsey, "Biz" Stone, And Evan Willams -- 140 Charcters At a Time -- Chapter 46 Sean Parker -- Chapter 47 Mark Zuckerberg -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.
Abstract:
The rapid development of computer technology since the mid-20th century would not have even been imaginable without the brainpower of individuals dedicated to innovation and turning the seemingly impossible into reality. As far back as the eighteenth century, inventors began setting the stage for future minds to advance hardware and software that would change our world forever. This engaging volume introduces readers to the titans of the technology industry, including Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg, among many others.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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