Campbell-Kelly, Martin

Presents an overview of the development of computers from the early days of electronic adding machines to the present day personal computer and addresses the fundamental role that private business and the government played in helping to advance computer technology through the years.

"This compact history traces the computer industry from 1950s mainframes, through establishment of standards beginning in 1965, to personal computing in the 1980s and the Internet's explosive growth since 1995. Martin Campbell-Kelly and Daniel Garcia-Swartz describe a steady trend toward miniaturization and explain its consequences"--Amazon.com.

Presents an overview of the development of computers from the early days of electronic adding machines to the present day personal computer and addresses the fundamental role that private business and the government played in helping to advance computer technology through the years.