{"product_id":"9781916868076","title":"The Computers that Made the World","description":"Author: Tim Danton\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781916868076\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Raspberry Pi\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 05 Nov 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 296\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the birth of the technological world we now live in through the origins of 12 influentialcomputers built between 1939 and 1950.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1940, a computer was someone who ploughed through grueling calculations each day. A decade later, acomputer was a buzzing machine that filled a room. This book tells the story of how our world was reshapedby a dozen such computers - and the geniuses that brought them into being, from Alan Turing to John vonNeumann.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis world tour through the modern history of computing begins in 1939 with the first electronic digitalcomputer, the Atanasoff-Berry computer (ABC). The story of computing in World War II takes readersthrough Germany, UK, and the US, before covering the explosive post-war years when anything seemedpossible. Learn the fascinating stories behind the Manchester Baby, EDSAC, EDVAC, UNIVAC, PrincetonIAS, and Alan Turing's Pilot ACE and the birth of artificial intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Computers that Made the World\u003c\/i\u003ebeing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46688053428382,"sku":"ADS-9781916868076","price":44.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781916868076.jpg?v=1775631285","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781916868076","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}