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An illustrated journey through 250 milestones in computer science, from the ancient abacus to Boolean algebra, GPS, and social media. With 250 illustrated landm

A strikingly illustrated overview of the computing machines that have changed our world—from the abacus to the smartphone—and the people who made them, by t

Deals as simply as possible with the function and operation of computers, giving a good basic knowledge of what computers are all about.

Describes how computer viruses are created and spred, and discusses computer harassment, online con artists, protection data with encryption, and general comput

A biography of inventor and mathematician Charles Babbage.