• DocumentCode
    3557799
  • Title

    A Course in the History of Computation

  • Author

    Williams, M.R.

  • Volume
    7
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1985
  • Firstpage
    241
  • Lastpage
    244
  • Abstract
    In 1983 the author first gave a third-year college course in the history of computation at the University of Calgary. His article describes the development and evolution of the course, which is intended to show how the process of calculating has been performed throughout history, as well as the people, events, and forces involved in the development of the electronic computer.
  • Keywords
    Computer architecture; Computer science education; History; Information processing; Software systems;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Annals of the History of Computing
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0164-1239
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MAHC.1985.10032
  • Filename
    4640735
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3557799