Kurt Beyer's book on Grace Hopper gives a great perspective on the early days of computing: http://www.amazon.com/Invention-Information-Lemelson-Studies-Innovat

Kurt Beyer's book on Grace Hopper gives a great perspective on the early days of computing: http://www.amazon.com/Invention-Information-Lemelson-Studies-Innovation/dp/0262517264/ http://www.amazon.com/Invention-Information-Lemelson-Studies... A very comprehensive view an lots of great stories in James Gleick's _The Information_: http://www.amazon.com/Information-History-Theory-Flood/dp/1400096235/ http://www.amazon.com/Information-History-Theory-Flood/dp/14...