Ifrah, Georges

On cover: A fascinating exploration of the worldwide origins and evolution of numerals and numerical systems.

Traces the history and development of computing from the invention of the abacus to the creation of the binary system to the conceptual, scientific, and technical achievements that made modern computers possible.

Chronicles the history of counting and calculating from the time of cave dwellers to the late twentieth century, examining how different cultures used numbers to solve basic problems related to their everyday needs.

Chronicles the history of counting and calculating from the time of cave dwellers to the late twentieth century, examining how different cultures used numbers to solve basic problems related to their everyday needs.