Suggest good computing history book(s)

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Post by comatory » Wed, Mar 25, 2015, 5:44 AM UTC

Are there any notable books that are perhaps in CS curriculum? I'm interested in general history and concepts.

Something that's on Kindle or archive.org would be nice.

Re: Suggest good computing history book(s)

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Post by NumberCruncher » Wed, Mar 25, 2015, 8:09 AM UTC

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/147670869X/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=...

Re: Suggest good computing history book(s)

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Post by brudgers » Wed, Mar 25, 2015, 1:19 PM UTC

Petzold's Code sort of fits and is worth reading regardless. From a more academic [and mathematical] standpoint, Knuth covers a lot of history as it comes up in The Art of Computer Programming...and there is its bibliography, too.

Re: Suggest good computing history book(s)

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Mar 25, 2015, 1:58 PM UTC

NumberCruncher wrote: post #2

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/147670869X/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=...

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Re: Suggest good computing history book(s)

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Post by amerkhalid » Wed, Mar 25, 2015, 1:59 PM UTC

Hackers is a great read, it reads like a very engaging novel. Although it starts in 1960s. So it is missing a lot earlier history. http://www.amazon.com/Hackers-Heroes-Computer-Revolution-Ann...

Re: Suggest good computing history book(s)

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Post by foo2312 » Thu, Mar 26, 2015, 7:46 PM UTC

You may be interested in Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe, by George Dyson. Some additional discussion which you may find relevant is also available at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6979671.