Tag: history
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Book recommendation: Turing’s Cathedral by George Dyson
If you’re interested in the early history of computing, check out Turing’s Cathedral by George Dyson. It covers an interesting middle phase between the original electronic digital computers and the wide commercialization of computers in the late 50s. Specifically it examines the people and development around “the IAS machine” at the Institute for Advanced Study…
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Book recommendation: Cathedral, Forge, and Waterwheel by Frances & Joseph Gies
If you’re interested in know “How did we get here?” then I highly recommend Cathedral, Forge, and Waterwheel by Frances and Joseph Gies. It dispels the myth that Europe of 500 – 1500 CE was some mud-filled backwater just waiting for some brilliant Renaissance thinkers to come along. Don’t get me wrong – it wasn’t…