Download or read book Pebbles to Computers written by Hans Blohm and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1986 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Intriguing...beautiful and thought-provoking....Features striking photography and perceptive yet concise text"--Library Journal. From the abacus to the microchip, from the sun dial to the satellite dish, the devices we have designed for computation bear feature remarkable threads of continuity. This lavishly illustrated volume travels from Stonehenge to Silicon Valley to provide a fascinating look at the patterns that run through humanity's technological achievements.