计算的简要历史

计算历史目的是文明开始的起源。随着城镇和社区的发展，需要越来越复杂的计算。本书追溯了计算的演变，从早期文明3000 B.C.近代最新的关键发展。

这种有用和活泼的文本以易于遵循和简洁的方式，提供了对计算历史中的关键主题的全面介绍。它涵盖了该领域的重要领域和事件 - 从古埃及人到现在 - 这两者都给读者带来了历史的味道，并刺激了对象的进一步研究。

特征：

•理想的是本科课程，它提供了许多教学功能，如章节开幕式关键主题，章节介绍，练习，章节摘要，词汇表等。

•提供有关计算中主要数据的详细信息，例如Boole，Bakbage，Shannon，Tying和Von Neumann

•包括编程语言的历史，包括语法和语义

•概述软件工程历史

•讨论人工智能的进步，扩展到哲学，心理学，语言学，神经网络和控制论等关键学科

•检查互联网革命的历史，万维网和DOT-COM泡沫

•遵循IBM，Motorola和Microsoft等若干主要技术公司的演变

这一专注于计算领域的基本领域，这清楚地写着和广泛的文本将夺取读者的注意力，大大受益于计算机科学学生。此外，它适用于自学，也对更随意的读者感兴趣。

Gerard O'Regan博士是CMMI软件流程改进顾问，研究兴趣包括软件质量和软件流程改进;软件质量的数学方法;和计算历史。他发表了软件质量的实用方法和软件质量的数学方法。

来自评论：

"The history of computing is finding its way into the college curricula more often, and therefore the need for an accessible text on the subject is becoming greater. O’Regan’s book certainly merits careful consideration as an undergraduate text, as it has much to offer… Many books on computer science history emphasize only one or two areas – usually hardware development and the commercial history. This book is much broader in scope… it is more suitable for an undergraduate course than most other books… The book is a good size; it is not too big physically, and not too detailed for an undergraduate treatment or for a general reader who wants an overview that can be easily digested over a rainy weekend… O’Regan’s work manages to be both brief and broad in scope – a difficult task. This makes the book a valuable read and a good textbook." (M.D. Derk, ACM Computing Reviews)

"In summary, I believe this text delivers on its aim of being an introduction to the topic for a technical audience. The book’s main strength is the inclusion of software engineering approaches such as CMMI. This helps communicate a message that ‘computing’ is not just about calculation or data processing, but a complex topic that intersects with the history of business delivery, quality standards, and process governance." (Charles Care, BSHM Bulletin, Vol. 24, 2009)