History of Computing in the Twentieth Century

From the first digital computer to the dot-com crash—a story of individuals, institutions, and the forces that led to a series of dramatic transformations. Th

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Quantum mechanics, the subfield of physics that describes the behavior of very small (quantum) particles, provides the basis for a new paradigm of computing. Fi

Numerical analysis has witnessed many significant developments in the 20th century. This book brings together 16 papers dealing with historical developments, su