Computer : a history of the information machine
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Campbell-Kelly, Martin.
Contributors
Aspray, William.
Ensmenger, Nathan, 1972-
Yost, Jeffrey R.
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QA76.17 .C36 2014
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LC Subjects
Computers -- History.
Electronic data processing -- History.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Computers.
Electronic data processing.
History.
Other Subjects
Computer
Computers -- History.
Datenverarbeitung
Datorer -- historia.
Electronic data processing -- History.
Elektronisk databehandling -- historia.
History.
Ordinateurs -- Histoire.

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Book
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xv, 360 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English

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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-342) and index.
Description
This history of the computer explores the roots of the industry's development, tracing not only the development of the machine itself--beginning with Charles Babbage's 1833 mechanical prototype--but also chronicling the effects of manufacturing and sales innovations by companies that made the boom possible.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Campbell-Kelly, M., Aspray, W., Ensmenger, N., & Yost, J. R. (2014). Computer: a history of the information machine (Third edition.). Westview Press, A Member of the Perseus Books Group.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Martin. Campbell-Kelly et al.. 2014. Computer: A History of the Information Machine. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, A Member of the Perseus Books Group.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Martin. Campbell-Kelly et al.. Computer: A History of the Information Machine Boulder, CO: Westview Press, A Member of the Perseus Books Group, 2014.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Campbell-Kelly, M., Aspray, W., Ensmenger, N. and Yost, J. R. (2014). Computer: a history of the information machine. Third edn. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, A Member of the Perseus Books Group.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Campbell-Kelly, Martin., William Aspray, Nathan Ensmenger, and Jeffrey R Yost. Computer: A History of the Information Machine Third edition., Westview Press, A Member of the Perseus Books Group, 2014.

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