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Suggest good computing history book(s)
Are there any notable books that are perhaps in CS curriculum? I'm interested in general history and concepts.
Something that's on Kindle or archive.org would be nice.
- NumberCruncher 12y agohttp://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/147670869X/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1427270856&sr=8-2&keywords=inventors http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/147670869X/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=...
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- brudgers 12y agoPetzold's Code sort of fits and is worth reading regardless. From a more academic [and mathematical] standpoint, Knuth covers a lot of history as it comes up in The Art of Computer Programming...and there is its bibliography, too.
- amerkhalid 12y agoHackers is a great read, it reads like a very engaging novel. Although it starts in 1960s. So it is missing a lot earlier history. http://www.amazon.com/Hackers-Heroes-Computer-Revolution-Anniversary/dp/1449388396/ref=sr_1_3 http://www.amazon.com/Hackers-Heroes-Computer-Revolution-Ann...
- foo2312 12y agoYou may be interested in Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe, by George Dyson. Some additional discussion which you may find relevant is also available at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6979671 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6979671.