> If there are others with more knowledge (acquired through research or lived experience) I'd love to hear it, as my knowledge of the history of computing has a

> If there are others with more knowledge (acquired through research or lived experience) I'd love to hear it, as my knowledge of the history of computing has a Soviet-sized hole in it. The famous book Mathematics, its Content, Methods, and Meaning by Alexandrov, Kolmogorov, et al. has two chapters on computing, which is interesting both to take a sneak peak into Soviet-era techniques, as well as to understand the importance Kolmogorov and friends gave to the topic.