Computing Perspectives (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design)
Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann
Published: January 1, 1995
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781558603172
Subjects: Computer architecture & logic design; General Theory of Computing; Computers - General Information; Computers; Computer Books: Languages; Computer Industry; History; Programming - Software Development; Computers / Programming / Software Development
First sentence: On 26 December 1791, just over 200 years ago, Charles Babbage was born, son to a rising banker, at his father's home not far from a famous inn, the Elephant and Castle, in London.