ID | 023040 |
Call Number | 004/BED |
Title Proper | First computers |
Language | ENG |
Author | Bedoyere, Guy de la |
Publication | London, Evans Brothers Ltd., 2005. |
Description | 48p Cream spine |
Series | Milestones in modern science |
Note | The first computers looks at how computers have been transformed from massive, unwieldy and slow calculating machines, to devices that can be held in the palm of the hand, and which have infiltrated almost every aspect of our lives. It explains how the first computers worked, their functions, advantages and drawbacks, the race to improve on the basic model, and how this competition inspired further developments. |
Standard Number | 0237527413 |
Price. Qualification | Rs.82(Hb) |
Classification Number | 004 |
Key Words | Computers ; Discoveries in science ; Computers - History ; UOI - Digital Media ; UOI - Discoveries and inventions/explorations |