Author :
Bowen, Jonathan P. ; Bergin, T. ; Sterling, C.H.
Author_Institution :
Museophile Limited, UK
Abstract :
The Reviews department features full reviews of David Alan Grier\´s "When Computers Were Human", Jeremy Norman\´s "From Gutenberg to the Internet: A Sourcebook on the History of Information Technology", and Christophe Lécuyer\´s "Making Silicon Valley: Innovation and the Growth of High Tech", 1930–1970.
Keywords :
Fairchild Semiconductor; General Electric; Halley´s Comet; Litton Industries; Shockley Semiconductor; Silicon Valley; Work Projects Administration; human computers; origins of the Internet; time line; Application software; Books; History; Humans; Information technology; Internet; Marine navigation; Military computing; Statistics; Telephony; Fairchild Semiconductor; General Electric; Halley´s Comet; Litton Industries; Shockley Semiconductor; Silicon Valley; Work Projects Administration; human computers; origins of the Internet; time line;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2006.36
