The Dream Machine: J.C.R. Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge One traces the history of computing from inc

The Dream Machine: J.C.R. Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge One traces the history of computing from inception to roughly 1990, the other feels like it picks it up around 2030. Highly recommend both.