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" The computer comes of age : "
R. Moreau ; translated by J. Howlett
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BL
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626254
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Ainsi naquit l'informatique.English
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| Main Entry
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Moreau, René
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| Title & Author
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The computer comes of age : : the people, the hardware, and the software /\ R. Moreau ; translated by J. Howlett
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| Series Statement
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MIT Press series in the history of computing
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x, 227 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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0262131943
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: 9780262131940
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| Notes
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Translation of: Ainsi naquit l'informatique
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-217) and index
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| Contents
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Birth of the computer -- First generation : 1950-1959 -- Second generation : 1959-1963 -- Programming languages -- Conclusions
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Given the proliferation of computers and computer-related products, it is difficult to realize that the computer's history is, in fact, a very short one. René Moreau, Director of Scientific Development, IBM France, traces the evolution of the computer from its earliest stored-program stages in the 1940s to the introduction of the IBM 360 Series in 1963. Written for the nonspecialist, his book defines, explains, and dates those first formulations in computer science and covers the major phases in the evolution of the software and hardware. Also included are a discussion of programming languages and an appendix which details early work on computers in the USSR. - Publisher
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Computers-- History
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Programming languages (Electronic computers)-- History
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001.64/09
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QA76.17.M6713 1984
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Howlett, J., (Jack),1912-
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