Pages:  48

Publisher:  Evans Brothers Limited

No one technological development has affected the way people live their lives more that the computer.  In the space of just a few decades, computers were transformed from massive, unwieldy and slow calculating machines,  to devices that can be held in the palm of the hand and which have infiltrated almost every aspect of our lives.  

The First Computers offers an in-depth look at how this revolution came about - from the earliest purpose-built analogue machines, to the first general-purpose computer and the subsequent improvements that resulted in the cutting-edge technology of today.

The book explains how the first computers worked, their functions, advantages and drawbacks, the race to improve on the basic model, and how this competition inspired further developments.