The Computer. A History from the 17th Century to Today - Rilegato

Müller, Jens

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ISBN 10: 3836573342 ISBN 13: 9783836573344

Casa editrice: TASCHEN, 2020

Riassunto

The story of the evolution of machines in computer history is full of the disruptive innovations that have led to today’s world. From the early beginnings of computing to the bulky mainframe to the personal computer era, we now live in an almost entirely digital age.

The Computer explores steps from the first ideas of a calculating machine in the 19th century and early experiments with autonomous driving in the 1920s to oversized office computers in the 1950s to laptops and wearables of today. Jens Müller delivers a visual understanding of the emergence of the Information Age that hasn’t been shown before. Tracing the stories of tech visionaries, pioneers, and entrepreneurs, the book combines compelling visuals, historical documents, and in-depth explanations to reveal significant events in computer history. Encompassing the invention of machines, coding, and software development, as well as technology's influence on today's political landscape.

This survey presents creations from Ada Lovelace, Charles Babbage, Alan Turing, Grace Hopper, Bill Gates, and Steve Jobs. Showcasing forgotten gadgets and prototypes connecting iconic products such as the Apple Macintosh and the Sony Play Station. As well as remembering milestones in software development, videogaming, and the web. Infographics explain wireless communication and other fundamental technical concepts, while the history of corporations such as IBM, Apple, Microsoft, Atari, Amazon, and Google is retraced through rare photographs and advertising campaigns.

A fascinating read, this book acknowledges the computer’s stupendous power and social impact. For techies and everyone interested in culture, economics, politics, and science, it illustrates how we got here today and helps us ask better questions about where we will be tomorrow.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Jens Müller è nato a Coblenza (Germania) nel 1982 e ha studiato graphic design. Vincitore di numerosi premi nazionali e internazionali per il design, Müller è partner dello studio di progettazione Vista, a Düsseldorf, curatore di A5, una collana di volumi sulla storia del graphic design, nonché autore di Logo Modernism. È inoltre docente di progettazione d’impresa presso l’Università di scienze applicate e arti di Dortmund.

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From analog to digital, mainframes to mobile phones―with photos, ads, and concept drawings of inventions that ushered in the digital era, this visual survey of the Information Age reveals how the computer and the Internet irreversibly transformed our world.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: TASCHEN
• Data di pubblicazione: 2020
• Lingua: Lingue multiple
• ISBN 10: 3836573342
• ISBN 13: 9783836573344
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 472
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: TASCHEN GmbH; contact@taschen.com; ; Hohenzollernring 53. D; K�ln; 50672; Germania