Who invented the computer?
By: Robert Snedden
Series: Breakthroughs in science and technology; Breakthroughs in science and technology
Publisher: Arcturus Pub.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Mankato, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 46
ISBN-13: 9781848376786
Subjects: Computers; Juvenile literature
Description: "Looking at some of the major inventions and discoveries shaping our world today, Breakthroughs in Science profiles the research leading up to the discovery (not just profiles of the one or two key "players"). Each book describes the "famous" moment and then examines the continued evolution illustrating its impact today and for the future"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 45) and index.
Table of contents: title: It all adds up!; title: Calculators; title: A revolution; title: Babbage and his engines; title: Information processing; title: Calculators to computers; title: Relays and switches; title: Colossus goes to war; title: ENIAC; title: Crucial developments; title: Baby whirlwind; title: The transistor; title: UNIVAC; title: The microchip arrives; title: GUI and the mouse; title: Internet dawn; title: The microprocessor; title: Computing gets personal; title: The world connected.