A New History of Modern Computing
by Thomas Haigh, Paul E. Ceruzzi · first published 2021
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"Bringing the history of modern computing fully up to date, from new applications to scientific computation to video games and the ubiquitous smartphone"--
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1. Visit Bletchley Park and the attached computer history museum. 2. Check out a recent computing history book like: Thomas Haigh and Paul E. Ceruzzi (2021) A New History of Modern Computing, Cambridge, MA, USA: MIT Press.
on “Ask HN: Best way to learn about computing history?” ↗I love this question because I’ve also been fascinated with the history of the field, some suggestions below. From September 2021: A new history of modern computing https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/new-history-modern-computing Skip around it’s various chapters, it’s fun of little details. Also a fun read, this old article about the silicon in Silicon Valley, it’s…
on “Ask HN: Best way to learn about computing history?” ↗A New History of Modern Computing gave me a huge perspective on computers that I felt I lacked vs others who are older. Crafting Interpreters (Nystrom) makes compilers/interpreters not spooky and fun. Operating Systems: 3 Easy pieces…
on “Ask HN: What are some of the best books you have read in 2022?” ↗…Reservations to Sonic the Hedgehog: A History of the Software Industry" (Campbell-Kelly) and "A History of Modern Computing (second edition)" (Ceruzzi). There is a brand-new update to the second one, "A New History of Modern Computing" (Haigh/Ceruzzi) that I'm looking forward to reading this summer.
on “Ask HN: Best way to learn about computing history?” ↗Try "Computing: a Concise History" by Paul Ceruzzi is inexpensive. Best bet is visit the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA. There is "A New History of Modern Computing" that came out last year by Ceruzzi and Thomas Haight (I have not read it).
on “Ask HN: What are you favourite books/podcasts/media on the history of computing?” ↗A new history of modern computing, by Thomas Haigh and Paul E. Ceruzzi, The MIT Press, 2021
on “Ask HN: Best computer history book for curious teenager?” ↗The standard textbooks by historians are: A History of Modern Computing by Paul Ceruzzi There is a completely rewritten version of this with an additional author: A New History of Modern Computing by Thomas Haigh and Paul Ceruzzi Also: Computer: A History of the Information Machine by Martin Campbell-Kelly and William Aspray There are good books by journalists and popular writers. Favorites…
on “Ask HN: Greatest books about the history of computing” ↗…Edition by Paul E. Ceruzzi (https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262532037/a-history-of-modern-c...) is a joy to read and a masterpiece, only second to The Dream Machine imho. He has a new book on the topic, A New History of Modern Computing (https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262542906/a-new-history-of-mode...) but unfortunately, I have not read it yet.
on “The Joy of Computer History Books” ↗