computer industry

Type: 
Topical Term
Subfield: 
a
Alias: 
computer industry

Michael Dell

from child entrepreneur to computer magnate
Describes the life and accomplishments of Michael Dell, from the foundation of the Dell computer company to its rise as one of the biggest PC manufacturers in the world, stressing his achievements in spite of only having a high school education.
Cover image of Michael Dell

Steve Jobs

visionary entrepreneur of the digital age
Examines the life and accomplishments of computer engineer Steve Jobs.

Apple

2018
Explores the history, marketing, and contributions to the national and international financial scene of Apple.

Apple

Explores the history of the tech company Apple.

Steve Jobs thinking differently

Examines the life and accomplishments of Apple mogul Steve Jobs and discusses the impact of his ideas on life in the twenty-first century.

Steve Jobs

Apply and beyond
2009
Read about how Jobs changed the computer industry, created the iPod and iPhone and used computers to make movies in a new style at Pixar Animation Studios.

The women who launched the computer age

2016
True story of six women who programmed the ENIAC computer as part of a secret WWII mission. They learned to program the computer without any software, instructions or tools (none existed.). --.
Cover image of The women who launched the computer age

From mainframes to smartphones

a history of the international computer industry
2015
"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.

Getting paid to moderate websites

2017
Provides information to help readers begin a career moderating websites.

Geek girl rising

inside the sisterhood shaking up tech
2017
Looks at several women who are making their way and becoming founders, tecnologists, and innovators in a male dominated world of technology.

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - computer industry