Suggest good computing history book(s)

4 points by comatory 11y ago ↗ HN

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.

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NumberCruncher 11y ago ↗

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

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brudgers 11y ago ↗

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.

amerkhalid 11y ago ↗

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...

foo2312 11y ago ↗

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.