02554cam a22004334a 4500 118169 118169 12188652 BJBSDDR 20230411090901.0 a|||||r|||| 00| 0 ta 000928s2001 nyua b 001 0 eng 00047771 0471396710 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780471396710 DLC DLC DLC eng fre pcc QA 76.17 I23u 2001 004/.09 Ifrah, Georges, 26365 1947-2019 Histoire universelle des chiffres (1994). 2, Epopée du calcul des cailloux a l'ordinateur. English The universal history of computing : from the abacus to the quantum computer / Georges Ifrah ; translated from the French, and with notes by E.F. Harding, assisted by Sophie Wood ... [et al.]. Computing New York : John Wiley, c2001. 410 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 378-394) and index. "In The Universal History of Computing, Ifrah continues his exhilarating exploration into the fascinating world of numbers. In this fun, engaging but no less learned book, he traces the development of computing from the invention of the abacus to the creation of the binary system three centuries ago to the incredible conceptual, scientific, and technical achievements that made the first modern computers possible. He shows us how various cultures, scientists, and industries across the world struggled to break free of the tedious labor of mental calculation and, as a result, he reveals the evolution of the human mind. Electronic data processing History. 26367 Procesamiento electrónico de datos Historia 21295 Computers History. Computadores Historia 25342 27347 Harding, E. F. traductor Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/wiley043/00047771.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/wiley036/00047771.html Table of Contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/onix07/00047771.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ocip 19 y-gencatlg lcc BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2022-11-21 0 QA 76.17 I23u 2001 00000165130 2022-11-21 00:00:00 1 2022-11-21 BK