TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ifrah,Georges
AU  - Harding,E.F.
TI  - The universal history of computing: from the abacus to the quantum computer 
SN  - 0471396710 (cloth : alk. paper)
AV  - QA 76.17 I23u 2001
U1  - 004/.09 
PY  - 2001///
CY  - New York
PB  - John Wiley
KW  - Electronic data processing
KW  - History
KW  - Procesamiento electrónico de datos
KW  - Historia
KW  - Computers
KW  - Computadores
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 378-394) and index
N2  - "In The Universal History of Computing, Ifrah continues his exhilarating exploration into the fascinating world of numbers. In this fun, engaging but no less learned book, he traces the development of computing from the invention of the abacus to the creation of the binary system three centuries ago to the incredible conceptual, scientific, and technical achievements that made the first modern computers possible. He shows us how various cultures, scientists, and industries across the world struggled to break free of the tedious labor of mental calculation and, as a result, he reveals the evolution of the human mind
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/wiley043/00047771.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/wiley036/00047771.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/onix07/00047771.html
ER  -