The History of the Computer: People, Inventions, and Technology that Changed Our World

This book was a find, and now I assign it to my college students every semester. This is simply the best, most accessible book on the history of computing that I've found. It acknowledges the contributions of thousands of people, particularly women and minorities, over the course of generations, each building upon the work of others. Don't let the art fool you. The fact that the is illustrated disguises how dense and well researched it is. There is serious scholarship here. People need to read and understand: this is the story of our times.

Great book, well illustrated . Easy to understand

Cute book. Actually, a lot of content is presented considering it is a picture book at heart. Someone else said they used this for a college class. Not a great idea. High school perhaps. Somehow it doesn't mention Shockley when talking about the invention of the transistor, only Brattain and Bardeen. That's pretty political and should be fixed in the second edition. Politics should not trump (ha!) actual historical facts. You should be ashamed of yourself. I recall Jean Horneri is somehow left out too and that is clearly just an oversight. He was as important to all of this as Kilby and Noyce. John von Neumann left out too. Good job name dropping Claude Shannon. Still, 5 stars. Great achievement.

Great

Purchased for my 13 year old computer geek grandson as a surprise gift, I also purchased the ebook version for myself to read and glean some vocabulary to use in a sci-fi short story I want to write for him. It’s a bit redundant between the illustrations and the text. It doesn’t give but a glimpse on each of the topics covered, but for my purposes, it works well and it’s fun to look through.

Want to understand the workings of a computer and its history with great illustrations, buy this book. Don't do kindle, you need the art work. From here, I was able to google details. A must read for anyone who has agonized about what has happened over a hundred years and all that is in a motherboard. Breakthrough for me, a financial writer for 57 years

This book was such a treat! I am a long time tech nerd and this book is filled with accurate and informative graphics that celebrate computer history. My nephew loves this book and can't put it down. He is learning so much and we are having a lot of fun talking about this book together. The illustrations are so impressive. It is a total slam dunk!

Nice, intellectual comic-book history of computing... IF you can endure or overlook the insertions of "progressive" ideology. .. that many people find inappropriate and irritating. She's a DEI "poster child" that is not above blaming the United States for the conclusion of the war with Japan.

My nephew loved this book - lots of facts, nicely illustrated and with a layout that makes a lot of information easier and more enjoyable to read

Not what I expected. I found the book boring at times. Too many repeat items.

Das Buch ist wirklich toll aufgebaut und illustriert. Ich als Informatiker habe sogar noch 2-3 Sachen gelesen wo ich so direkt nicht wusste - Das kam gut für meine Webseite :)

This is what i wanted thanks to the author and publisher.

I purchased this book for a newly 7 yr old boy who loves learning how things work. I knew mom or dad would be reading it with him, and all three give this book 5 Stars. Older sister (11) gave it a read as well and used it for a school project. I ended up purchasing another for my teaching library and and my students love it as well.