Computers
By: Brian Williams
Series: Great inventions
Publisher: Heinemann Library
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781588102102
Subjects: Computers; Juvenile literature; History
Description: Traces the history of inventions in the world of computers, from the abacus to the e-book.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 47).
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Abacus, 3000 B.C.E.; title: Slide rule, 1621 C.E.; title: Calculator, 1623; title: Punched card, 1805; title: Babbage's computer, 1835; title: Census counter, 1890; title: Electronic tube, 1904; title: Electronic computer, 1939; title: Colossus, 1943; title: Transistor, 1947; title: Floppy disk, 1950; title: Robots, 1952; title: Integrated circuits, 1958; title: Virtual reality, 1960s; title: Bar code, 1973; title: Personal computer, 1970s; title: CD-ROM, 1982; title: Internet, 1991; title: eBook, 1999; title: Timeline; title: Glossary.