A Brief History of Computing
暫譯: 計算機簡史

O'Regan, Gerard

A Brief History of Computing
  • 出版商: Springer
  • 出版日期: 2026-01-03
  • 售價: $2,270
  • 貴賓價: 9.5 折 $2,157
  • 語言: 英文
  • 頁數: 435
  • 裝訂: Hardcover - also called cloth, retail trade, or trade
  • ISBN: 3032042542
  • ISBN-13: 9783032042545
  • 相關分類: Computer-Science

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商品描述

This lively and fascinating text traces the key developments in computation - from 3000 B.C. to the present day - in an easy-to-follow and concise manner.

The book embarks upon a journey from ancient Egypt to modern times-- taking in mechanical calculators, early digital computers, to software engineering, to the first personal computers and mobile phones, and the invention of the World Wide Web, among other topics. This expanded and revised 4th edition examines legal and ethical issues that arise in the computing field, as well as innovations such as quantum computing and Bitcoin.

Topics and features:

    Offers many pedagogical features such as chapter-opening key topics, chapter introductions and summaries, exercises, and a glossary Discusses major figures such as Boole, Babbage, Shannon, Turing, and Von Neumann Reviews early computers developed in the United States, Germany and Britain Explores the development of the IBM 360 and the birth of the software industry Reviews the history of software engineering, programming languages, and operating systems, and examines ethical software engineering Investigates progress of the field of artificial intelligence, including ethical AI Reviews the introduction of the personal computer, the World Wide Web, mobile phone technology, and ethical social media Discusses innovations such as Bitcoin, quantum computing and nanotechnology Examines legal and ethical aspects of computing, computer crime and cybersecurity

This clearly written and broad-ranging text gives the reader a flavour of the history and stimulates further study in the subject. As such, it will be of benefit to students of computer science, while also capturing the interest of the more casual reader.

Dr. Gerard O'Regan is an independent researcher and visiting professor with research interests in software quality and software process improvement, mathematical approaches to software quality, and the history of computing. He is the author of several Springer books including Concise Guide to Software Engineering, Mathematical Foundations of Software Engineering, and Ethical and Legal Aspects of Computing.

商品描述(中文翻譯)

這本生動且引人入勝的書籍以簡潔易懂的方式追溯了計算的關鍵發展歷程——從公元前3000年到現代。這本書展開了一段從古埃及到現代的旅程，涵蓋了機械計算器、早期數位電腦、軟體工程、第一台個人電腦和手機，以及萬維網的發明等主題。本書的擴充修訂版第4版探討了計算領域中出現的法律和倫理問題，以及量子計算和比特幣等創新。

主題與特色：


  • 提供許多教學特色，如章節開頭的關鍵主題、章節介紹與摘要、練習題和術語表

  • 討論重要人物，如布爾（Boole）、巴貝奇（Babbage）、香農（Shannon）、圖靈（Turing）和馮·諾依曼（Von Neumann）

  • 回顧美國、德國和英國早期開發的電腦

  • 探討IBM 360的發展及軟體產業的誕生

  • 回顧軟體工程、程式語言和作業系統的歷史，並檢視倫理軟體工程

  • 調查人工智慧領域的進展，包括倫理人工智慧

  • 回顧個人電腦、萬維網、手機技術和倫理社交媒體的引入

  • 討論比特幣、量子計算和奈米技術等創新

  • 檢視計算的法律和倫理方面、電腦犯罪和網路安全

這本清晰易讀且範圍廣泛的書籍讓讀者感受到歷史的風貌，並激發進一步的學習。因此，它將對計算機科學的學生有所裨益，同時也能吸引較為隨意的讀者。

Gerard O'Regan博士是一位獨立研究者和訪問教授，研究興趣包括軟體質量和軟體流程改進、數學方法在軟體質量中的應用，以及計算的歷史。他是幾本Springer書籍的作者，包括軟體工程簡明指南、軟體工程的數學基礎和計算的倫理與法律方面。

作者簡介

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 textbooks as Concise Guide to Formal Methods, Concise Guide to Software Engineering, Guide to Discrete Mathematics, and Introduction to Software Quality

作者簡介(中文翻譯)

Gerard O'Regan 博士 是一位 CMMI 軟體流程改進顧問，研究興趣包括軟體品質與軟體流程改進、數學方法在軟體品質中的應用，以及計算機歷史。他是多本 Springer 教科書的作者，包括 正式方法簡明指南、軟體工程簡明指南、離散數學指南 和 軟體品質導論。

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