| Description |
1 online resource. |
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text file |
| Series |
History of computing
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History of computing.
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| Contents |
Acknowledgments; List of Recurring Characters; Archival Collections Used; Introduction; Imagining ENIAC; Structuring ENIAC; Bringing ENIAC to Life; Putting ENIAC to Work; ENIAC Arrives at the Ballistic Research Lab; EDVAC and the First Draft; Converting ENIAC; ENIAC Goes to Monte Carlo; ENIAC Tries Its Luck; ENIAC Settles Down to Work; ENIAC and Its Contemporaries Meet the "Stored Program Concept"; Remembering ENIAC; Conclusion; Notes; Index. |
| Summary |
The history of the first programmable electronic computer, from its conception, construction, and use to its afterlife as a part of computing folklore. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
ENIAC (Computer) -- History.
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ENIAC (Computer) |
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History. |
| Indexed Term |
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of Technology |
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SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General |
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COMPUTER SCIENCE/General |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Priestley, Mark (Peter Mark), author.
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Rope, Crispin, author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Haigh, Thomas, 1972- ENIAC in action. Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press, [2016] 9780262033985 (DLC) 2015038325 (OCoLC)930875228 |
| ISBN |
9780262334426 (electronic book) |
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0262334429 (electronic book) |
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9780262334419 (electronic book) |
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0262334410 (electronic book) |
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9780262033985 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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0262033984 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
| Standard No. |
40025877808 |
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