Abstract
The world's most comprehensive book on the history of computing (2 volumes) includes analog and digital, mechanical and electronic calculating and computing machines and devices, the most magnificient automatons and scientific instruments (employed in astronomy, surveying, time measurement, etc.). The book comprises step-by-step instructions for analog and digital devices, technical glossaries (German-English and English-German) and a very extensive bibliography, >700 images, >150 tables. Show more
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3rd ed.Subject
HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY + HISTORY OF ENGINEERING; History of automatons; History of scientific instruments; HISTORY OF COMPUTERS + HISTORY OF COMPUTER SCIENCE; History of calculating machines; History of slide rulesOrganisational unit
01259 - Lehre Informatik
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English edition of Meilensteine der Rechentechnik, De Gruyter Oldenbourg, Berlin/Boston, 3. Auflage 2020, 2 Bände, 2000 Seiten.More
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