The Innovation In Computing Companion: A Compendium Of Select ,Pivotal Inventions

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ISBN: 9783030026189
Author/Editor: O’Regan

Publisher: Springer

Year: 2018

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This encyclopedic reference provides a concise and engaging overview of the groundbreaking inventions and conceptual innovations that have shaped the field of computing, and the technology that runs the modern world. Each alphabetically-ordered entry presents a brief account of a pivotal innovation and the great minds behind it, selected from a wide range of diverse topics.

Topics and features:

Describes the development of Babbage? computing machines, Leibniz? binary arithmetic, Boole? symbolic logic, and Von Neumann architecture
Reviews a range of historical analog and digital computers, significant mainframes and minicomputers, and pioneering home and personal computers
Discusses a selection of programming languages and operating systems, along with key concepts in software engineering and commercial computing
Examines the invention of the transistor, the integrated circuit, and the microprocessor
Relates the history of such developments in personal computing as the mouse, the GUI, Atari video games, and Microsoft Office
Surveys innovations in communications, covering mobile phones, WiFi, the Internet and World Wide Web, e-commerce, smartphones, social media, and GPS
Presents coverage of topics on artificial intelligence, the ATM, digital photography and digital music, robotics, and Wikipedia
Contains self-test quizzes and a helpful glossary
This enjoyable compendium will appeal to the general reader curious about the intellectual milestones that led to the digital age, as well as to the student of computer science seeking a primer on the history of their field.

Dr. Gerard O’Regan is a CMMI software process improvement consultant with research interests including software quality and software process improvement, mathematical approaches to software quality, and the history of computing. He is the author of such Springer titles as World of Computing, Concise Guide to Formal Methods, Concise Guide to Software Engineering, and Guide to Discrete Mathematics.

Product Properties

Year of Publication

2018

Table of Contents

Volume I: Histories and Philosophies About the Editors vii List of Contributors ix Full List of Entries xv Thematic List of Entries xxi Foreword xxiii Acknowledgments xxv Introduction xxvii Part I: Histories 15 Part II: Philosophies 417 Volume II: Curriculum Thematic List of Entries vii Part I: World Regions 575 Part II: Educational Levels 721 Part III: Content, Concepts, and Skills 851 Part IV: Inclusive Curriculum 991 Part V: Community and Policy 1093 Volume III: Pedagogy Thematic List of Entries vii Part I: Making, Places, and Sites 1213 Part II: Artists, Teachers, and Learners 1347 Part III: Community, Ethics, and Politics 1505 Part IV: Concepts, Cognition, and Futures 1625 Index 1763

Author

O'Regan

ISBN/ISSN

9783030026189

Binding

Paperback

Edition

1

Publisher

Springer

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