hello.
I would like to read about history of computing, is there some particular book you recommend about:
- programming languages and their evolution
- history of supercomputing and supercomputers
Thank you
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I can recommend to you Supermen, as the story of the advent and development of supercomputing.
WhirlWind
2010-05-29 03:57:23
I have actually seen one, I think it was Cray-1. looked very impressive
aaa
2010-05-29 04:00:04
If you ever get a chance, and happen to be in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, check out the Museum of Industry and Technology. They have a version of virtually every Cray ever produced, along with some rare footage of Cray himself actually putting up with being interviewed. http://www.cfmit.org/
WhirlWind
2010-05-29 04:04:45
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Computer: A History Of The Information Machine
http://www.amazon.com/Computer-History-Information-Machine-Technology/dp/0465029906
Robert Harvey
2010-05-29 03:57:29
@Music sorry, my mistake. I forgot to click community button before people wrote answers
aaa
2010-05-29 04:15:45
Sorry, I was just wondering because I've never seen that before. I thought flipping the question to CW automatically flipped all the answers to CW also.
MusiGenesis
2010-05-29 04:35:17
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I highly recommend The Ultra Secret for its account of the secret British WWII operation to decrypt German communications. This project produced some of the first devices that could properly be called computers, but since Ultra was kept completely secret for more than 25 years after the end of the war, the project's contribution to the history of computing is often minimized or ignored.
MusiGenesis
2010-05-29 04:03:25
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I enjoyed Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software from Petzold.
Plenty of historical information showing how a lot of the concepts in computer science came to be as we know them today. It's written for a non-technical audience but I think there's a lot in there for technical people.
Jay Riggs
2010-05-29 04:16:06
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Not entirely related to programming, but the origins of the internet (which does involve some programming)...
It's called Where Wizards Stay up Late.
Nick Haslam
2010-06-01 16:04:18