Introduction to the history of computing : a computing history primer /
Gerard O'Regan.
- xxi, 296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Undergraduate topics in computer science, 1863-7310 .
- Undergraduate topics in computer science. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-291) and index.
What is a computer? -- Computing in early civilizations -- Foundations of computing -- The first digital computers -- The first commercial computers -- Early commercial computers and the invention of the transistor -- The invention of the integrated circuit and the birth of Silicon Valley -- The IBM System/360 -- Minicomputers and later mainframes -- The microprocessor revolution -- Home computers -- The IBM personal computer -- A short history of telecommunications -- The Internet revolution -- The smartphone and social media -- History of programming languages -- History of operating systems -- History of software engineering -- History of artificial intelligence -- History of databases.