Computers—The machines we think with

About this eBook

Author

Halacy, D. S. (Daniel Stephen), 1919-2002

Title

Computers—the machines we think with

Original Publication

New York: Harper & Row, 1962.

Credits

Aaron Adrignola, Tim Lindell, Linda Cantoni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)

Language

English

LoC Class

QA: Science: Mathematics

Subject

Electronic data processing -- Popular works

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 72572

Release Date

January 1, 2024

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.COMPUTERS—THE MACHINES WE THINK WITH
2. 2.Contents
3. 3.1: Computers—The Machines We Think With
4. 4.2: The Computer’s Past — The Mechanics of Reason — The Computer in Literature — Early Mechanical Devices — Symbolic Logic — The Census Taker — The Modern Computer
5. 5.3: How Computers Work — The Computer’s Parts — Input — Control — Arithmetic or Logic — Memory — Output — Another Kind of Computer
6. 6.4: Computer Cousins—Analog and Digital — The Analog Measuring Stick — The Digital Counter — Hybrid Computers — Summary
7. 7.5: The Binary Boolean Bit — The Binary System — The Logical Algebra
8. 8.6: The Electronic Brain — Thinking Defined — The Human Brain — The Computer’s Brain — Bionics — The Computer as a Thinker
9. 9.7: Uncle Sam’s Computers — The Computer in Washington — Electronic Legal Eagle — Computers in Khaki — In the Air — On the Sea — Computers in Space — Summary
10. 10.8: The Computer in Business and Industry — The Shopper’s Friend — Electronic Ticker Tape — Versatile Executive — Communication — Industry — The Designing Computer — Digital Doctor — Music — The Machine at Play — Business Outlook
11. 11.9: The Computer and Automation — The Robots
12. 12.10: The Academic Computer — Teaching Machines — Language — Information Retrieval — Summary
13. 13.11: The Road Ahead
14. 14.Index

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