Reflections on the History of Computing

Preserving Memories and Sharing Stories
Herausgegeben:Tatnall, Arthur

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is a collection of refereed invited papers on the history of computing from the 1940s to the 1990s with one paper going back to look at Italian calculating/computing machines from the first century to the 20th century. The 22 papers cover a wide range of computing related topics such as specific early computer systems, their construction, their use and their users; software programming and operating systems; people involved in the theory, design and use of these computers; computer education; and conservation of computing technology. Many of the authors were actually involved in the events they describe and share their specific reflections on the history of computing.

Produktdetails

• IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
• Verlag: Springer / Springer Berlin Heidelberg / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 86161357, 978-3-642-33898-4
• 2012
• Seitenzahl: 408
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. November 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 160mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 728g
• ISBN-13: 9783642338984
• ISBN-10: 3642338984
• Artikelnr.: 36350908

Inhaltsangabe

Australia's WREDAC.- It Was Rocket Science.- Remembering LEO.- A Possible First Use of CAM/CAD.- Roberto Busa (1913-2011), Pioneer of Computers for the Humanities.- Micro Programming.- Experiences and Reflections.- Information Systems Degrees in Australia: The Genesis.- Looking Back.- The Impact of the Y2K Event on the Popularity of the Pick Database Environment.- Evolution of Computer Science Education in the Purview of Free Education.- Evolution of Computer Education in Spain: From Early Times to theImplementation of the Bologna Agreement.- The History of Computer Language Selection.- History of Data Centre Development.- Early Italian Computing Machines and Their Inventors.- Computing for the Masses? Constructing a British Culture of Computing in the Home.- Reflections on the History of Computer Education in Schools in Victoria.- From the History of Russian Computer Science.- Hungarian Scientists in Information Technology.- Information Technology in Italy: The Origins and the Early Years (1954 - 1965).- Institutional Nostalgia - Museum Victoria's Cabinet of Computing Curiosities.- The Changing Face of the History of Computing: The Role of Emulation in Protecting Our Digital Heritage.- My Fascination with Computing History.