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  • The Man Who Invented the Computer

    by Jane Smiley ...
    From one of our most acclaimed novelists, a David-and-Goliath biography for the digital age.One night in the late 1930s, in a bar on the Illinois–Iowa border, John Vincent Atanasoff, a professor of physics at Iowa State University, after a frustrating day performing tedious mathematical calculations in his lab, hit on the idea that the binary number system and electronic switches, combined with an ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Mark Zuckerberg: The Face Behind Facebook And Social Networking

    by Daniel Alef ...
    Mark Zuckerberg, the 26-year-old founder of Facebook, is the youngest self-made billionaire in history. He is also considered by many to be one of the most influential persons in the information age. His impact on American culture is virtually unprecedented. The recent film, "Social Network" does not portray him in the kindest light, but is it a work of fact or fiction? Separating fiction from ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • CCNA Cisco Certified Network Associate Voice Study Guide (Exams 640-460 & 642-436)

    by Tom Carpenter ...
    Series series Certification Press
    The Best Fully Integrated Study System Available for Exams 640-460 & 640-436With hundreds of practice questions and hands-on exercises, CCNA Cisco Certified Network Associate Voice Study Guide covers what you need to know--and shows you how to prepare--for this challenging exam.100% complete coverage of all objectives for CCNA Voice Exams 640-460 & 640-436Exam Readiness Checklist--you're ready for ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • Pragmatic Guide to Git

    Need to learn how to wrap your head around Git, but don't need a lot of hand holding? Grab this book if you're new to Git, not to the world of programming. Git tasks displayed on two-page spreads provide all the context you need, without the extra fluff. ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Pragmatic Guide to Subversion

    by Mike Mason ...
    Subversion is the most popular open-source version control system on the planet. Development teams-big and small, enterprise and open source-use this fast, feature-rich tool daily. Pragmatic Guide to Subversion presents the 48 essential tasks you need to know. It's your shortcut to the Subversion master's recommended set of best practices. With this book, you can get to the good parts quickly, and ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Science between Europe and Asia

    Historical Studies on the Transmission, Adoption and Adaptation of Knowledge

    Edited by Feza Günergun, Dhruv Raina ...
    Series Book 275 - Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
    This book explores the various historical and cultural aspects of scientific, medical and technical exchanges that occurred between central Europe and Asia. A number of papers investigate the printing, gunpowder, guncasting, shipbuilding, metallurgical and drilling technologies while others deal with mapping techniques, the adoption of written calculation and mechanical clocks as well as the use ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

  • Electronic Value Exchange

    Origins of the VISA Electronic Payment System

    Series series History of Computing
    Electronic Value Exchange examines in detail the transformation of the VISA electronic payment system from a collection of non-integrated, localized, paper-based bank credit card programs into the cooperative, global, electronic value exchange network it is today. Topics and features: provides a history of the VISA system from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s; presents a historical narrative based ... Read more

    $152.99 USD

  • iPad & iPhone Administrator's Guide

    Enterprise Deployment Strategies and Security Solutions

    Securely deploy iPads and iPhones on corporate networksSeamlessly integrate iPads and iPhones into your company's IT systems using the detailed instructions contained in this practical book. iPad & iPhone Administrator's Guide shows you how to use iPads and iPhones as business devices and manage them tightly with Apple's enterprise tools. Learn how to connect iPads and iPhones to your organization ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Process Guide for Students for Interdisciplinary Work in Computer Science/Informatics

    Instructions Manual - Handbuch für Studierende

    The process of doing an academic work, whether a mini-project, diploma thesis, master’s thesis or PhD thesis, requires systematic knowledge and skills in order to answer the following questions: “How do I find a topic?”, “How do I obtain funding money?”, “How do I write a project proposal?”, “How is the organisatoric workflow?“, “How do I search Literature systematically?”, “Why should I read ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Science Fiction Prototyping

    Designing the Future with Science Fiction

    Series series Synthesis Lectures on Computer Science
    Science fiction is the playground of the imagination. If you are interested in science or fascinated with the future then science fiction is where you explore new ideas and let your dreams and nightmares duke it out on the safety of the page or screen. But what if we could use science fiction to do more than that? What if we could use science fiction based on science fact to not only imagine our ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • A Science of Operations

    Machines, Logic and the Invention of Programming

    Series series History of Computing
    Today, computers fulfil a dazzling array of roles, a flexibility resulting from the great range of programs that can be run on them.A Science of Operations examines the history of what we now call programming, defined not simply as computer programming, but more broadly as the definition of the steps involved in computations and other information-processing activities. This unique perspective ... Read more

    $152.99 USD

  • Affect and Artificial Intelligence

    Series series In Vivo: The Cultural Mediations of Biomedical Science
    In 1950, Alan Turing, the British mathematician, cryptographer, and computer pioneer, looked to the future: now that the conceptual and technical parameters for electronic brains had been established, what kind of intelligence could be built? Should machine intelligence mimic the abstract thinking of a chess player or should it be more like the developing mind of a child? Should an intelligent ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Computing for Seniors QuickSteps

    Step-by-Step, Full-Color Graphics!Take advantage of your computer's features and tools right away--the QuickSteps way. Color photos and screenshots with clear instructions make it easy to accomplish everything you want to do. Follow along and quickly learn how to navigate the Windows operating system; get online; use core programs such as Word, Excel, and Quicken; and secure your computer. Fun ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Beyond Deep Blue

    Chess in the Stratosphere

    by Monty Newborn ...
    More than a decade has passed since IBM’s Deep Blue computer stunned the world by defeating Garry Kasparov, the world chess champion at that time. Following Deep Blue’s retirement, there has been a succession of better and better chess playing computers, or chess engines, and today there is little question that the world’s best engines are stronger at the game than the world’s best human players ... Read more

    $71.99 USD $49.99 USD

  • History of Computer Graphics

    Dlr Associates Series

    by Dan Ryan ...
    This book reflects the many changes that computer graphics technology has under gone in my working life time. I graduated from a teachers college in 1963. There was not a computer of any kind on campus, imagine my shock when my very first college employer (Omaha University) required me to know something about an IBM 1620 and a key punch machine! The first part of this book is an account of that ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Life on the Screen

    by Sherry Turkle ...
    Life on the Screen is a book not about computers, but about people and how computers are causing us to reevaluate our identities in the age of the Internet. We are using life on the screen to engage in new ways of thinking about evolution, relationships, politics, sex, and the self. Life on the Screen traces a set of boundary negotiations, telling the story of the changing impact of the computer ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Informatica: insieme verso la conoscenza

    In questo viaggio il lettore potrà affrontare a piccoli passi il mondo dell’informatica, catturarne le essenze, da utilizzare per dare vita a nuove forme di conoscenza, consapevoli che l’uomo ritrova il suo ben-essere nella diffusione dei saperi. Facendo ricorso ad una visione completa, si è cercato di presentare gli argomenti in una forma equilibrata, per lasciare al lettore la serenità di ... Read more

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Inventing the PC

    The MCM/70 Story

    Inventing the PC details the invention and design of the MCM/70 computer and the prolonged struggle to bring it to market. Zbigniew Stachniak offers an insider's view of events on the front lines of pioneering work on personal computers. He shows what information and options PC pioneers had, how well they understood what they were doing, and how that understanding - or lack thereof - shaped both ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

  • The Smartphone

    Anatomy of an Industry

    A technology reporter’s behind-the-scenes history of the device that has taken over our lives.How have smartphones shaped the way we socialize and interact? Who tracks our actions, our preferences, our movements as recorded by our smartphones? These are just some of the questions that Elizabeth Woyke, a journalist who has covered the industry for Bloomberg Businessweek, Forbes, and MIT Technology ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Moving Targets

    Elliott-Automation and the Dawn of the Computer Age in Britain, 1947 – 67

    Series series History of Computing
    This book charts the take-up of IT in Britain, as seen through the eyes of one company. It examines how the dawn of the digital computer age in Britain took place for different applications, from early government-sponsored work on secret defence projects, to the growth of the market for Elliott computers for civil applications. Features: charts the establishment of Elliott’s Borehamwood Research ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

  • The Data Warehouse Mentor: Practical Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence Insights

    Develop a custom, agile data warehousing and business intelligence architectureEmpower your users and drive better decision making across your enterprise with detailed instructions and best practices from an expert developer and trainer. The Data Warehouse Mentor: Practical Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence Insights shows how to plan, design, construct, and administer an integrated end-to ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Architecture and Management

    Series series Oracle Press
    Master All Aspects of Oracle Fusion Middleware ManagementGovern a unified platform for agile, intelligent business applications using the detailed information contained in this Oracle Press book. Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Architecture and Management explains the entire suite of Oracle Fusion Middleware components and lays out core use cases, best practices, and step-by-step administrative ... Read more

    $40.99 USD

  • The Gatekeepers: Sergey Brin Larry Page and Google

    by Daniel Alef ...
    Sergey Brin once described the Internet as the repository of all our knowledge and the company he and Larry Page founded a mere decade ago Google Inc. provides access to the Internet for a majority of the Western world. Google has altered the world we live in with a profound impact on just about everything we do. In addition to the search engine Google has given us many other products including ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Steve Jobs: The Apple of Our i

    by Daniel Alef ...
    Biographical profile of Steve Jobs the founder of Apple Computers and the man who led an evolution in American technology and culture. He ushered in the world of personal computing with the Apple and Mac line of computers changed the way we buy and listen to music with the iPod iTunes and the iTunes Store introduced us to a new wave of animated films and technology through Pixar with such hits as ... Read more

    $2.99 USD