Essay Review ID: CBB145346782

Past Calculations: New Histories of Computing Technology (2018)

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Authors & Contributors
Haigh, Thomas
Rope, Crispin
Barnes, Susan B.
Cortada, James W.
Jones, Matthew L.
Lungu, Dov
Journals
IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
HOST: Journal of History of Science and Technology
Science, Technology, and Human Values
Scientia Canadensis: Journal of the History of Canadian Science, Technology, and Medicine
Publishers
MIT Press
Cornell University
Princeton University
Logos
Harvard University Press
IEEE
Concepts
Personal computers and computing
Computers and computing
ENIAC (Computer)
Computer science
Technology and society
Information technology
People
Von Neumann, John
Kay, Alan
Reitwiesner, George W.
Wozniak, Steve
Time Periods
20th century, late
20th century
Places
United States
Taiwan
Canada
France
Catalonia (Spain)
Institutions
Apple (firm)
International Business Machines Corporation
Stanford University
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
Stanford University. Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics
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