Today computers shape every aspect of our lives. In our pockets, we carry mobile phones with computing power that was unimaginable just 50 years ago. Every workplace has its array of desktops, servers, and laptops, and a selection of specially designed software. Many industries are embracing the promises - and the risks - of artificial intelligence. The world is changing faster than ever, and computing is at the heart of technological development.
While computers themselves are modern phenomena, for centuries people have been attempting to solve complex problems, often with the aid of machines. The first computers were not machines at all, but people armed with mathematical tables and infinite patience. They were replaced by heavy, cumbersome machines that sprawled over multiple rooms. Over the course of half a century, they were transformed from an obscure tool for scientists into the quintessential consumer product
Product Specifications
- Publisher: Arcturus
- Language: English
- For Ages: 12 Years & Up
- Audience: Secondary
- Format: Hardback
- Author: Sir John Dermot Turing
- Pages: 208
- Length : 3 cm
- Width : 16 cm
- Height : 23 cm
