The Universal History of Computing: From the Abacus to the Quantum ComputerISBN: 978-0-471-44147-2
Paperback
416 pages
January 2002
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PART 1.
Chapter 1: Historical Summary of Arithmetic, Numerical Notation, and Writing Systems.
Chapter 2: From the Particular to the General Arithmetic Leads to Algebra.
Chapter 3: From Calculation to Calculus.
Chapter 4: Binary Arithmetic and Other Non-Decimal Systems.
PART 2.
Chapter 5: From Clockwork Calculator to Computer: The History of Automatic Calculation.
Chapter 6: What is a Computer?
PART 3.
Chapter 7: Information, the New Universal Dimension.
Conclusion: Intelligence, Science, and the Future of Mankind.
List of Abbreviations.
Bibliography.
Index.
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History of Mathematics
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