Computing UniverseTony Hey, Gyuri Pápay
Computing Universe
by Tony Hey, Gyuri Pápay · first published 2014
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I really liked "The Computing Universe" by Tony Hey. It's a book which covers most of these topics on a higher level, but I felt it was (very roughly) an abstract of what I learned in the first CS semester. So I find it a very good introduction…
on “Teach Yourself Computer Science” ↗Obviously computer-centered, but I strongly recommend "The Computing Universe" by Tony Hey and Gyuri Pápay. While obviously touching Alan Turing's contribution, it doesn't just call it at day, but goes in detail on the history of networking, of memory, of the web, of "personal…
on “Ask HN: Good Books on the History of Technology?” ↗