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  • Computing

    A Concise History

    by Paul E. Ceruzzi ...
    Series series The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series
    Discover the history of computing through 4 major threads of development in this compact, accessible history covering punch cards, Silicon Valley, smartphones, and much more.In an accessible style, computer historian Paul Ceruzzi offers a broad though detailed history of computing, from the first use of the word “digital” in 1942 to the development of punch cards and the first general purpose ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • GPS

    by Paul E. Ceruzzi ...
    Series series The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series
    A concise history of GPS, from its military origins to its commercial applications and ubiquity in everyday life.GPS is ubiquitous in everyday life. GPS mapping is standard equipment in many new cars and geolocation services are embedded in smart phones. GPS makes Uber and Lyft possible; driverless cars won't be able to drive without it. In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • A New History of Modern Computing

    by Thomas Haigh, Paul E. Ceruzzi ...
    Series series History of Computing
    How the computer became universal.Over the past fifty years, the computer has been transformed from a hulking scientific supertool and data processing workhorse, remote from the experiences of ordinary people, to a diverse family of devices that billions rely on to play games, shop, stream music and movies, communicate, and count their steps. In A New History of Modern Computing, Thomas Haigh and ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • A History of Modern Computing, second edition

    by Paul E. Ceruzzi ...
    Series series History of Computing
    From the first digital computer to the dot-com crash—a story of individuals, institutions, and the forces that led to a series of dramatic transformations.This engaging history covers modern computing from the development of the first electronic digital computer through the dot-com crash. The author concentrates on five key moments of transition: the transformation of the computer in the late ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Time and Navigation

    The Untold Story of Getting from Here to There

    by Andrew K. Johnston, Carlene E. Stephens, Paul E. Ceruzzi, Roger D. Connor ...
    If you want to know where you are, you need a good clock. The surprising connection between time and place is explored in Time and Navigation: The Untold Story of Getting from Here to There, the companion book to the National Air and Space Museum exhibition of the same name.Today we use smartphones and GPS, but navigating has not always been so easy. The oldest "clock" is Earth itself, and the ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    GPS

    by Paul E. Ceruzzi ...
    Narrated by Stephen Bel Davies ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 18 min

    A concise history of GPS, from its military origins to its commercial applications and ubiquity in everyday life.GPS is ubiquitous in everyday life. GPS mapping is standard equipment in many new cars and geolocation services are embedded in smart phones. GPS makes Uber and Lyft possible; driverless cars won't be able to drive without it. In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    Computing: A Concise History

    by Paul E. Ceruzzi ...
    Narrated by Tim Andres Pabon ...
    Series series The MIT Press Essential Knowledge

    Unabridged

    3 hours 56 min

    The history of computing could be told as the story of hardware and software, or the story of the Internet, or the story of "smart" hand-held devices, with subplots involving IBM, Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, and Twitter. In this concise and accessible account of the invention and development of digital technology, computer historian Paul Ceruzzi offers a broader and more useful perspective. He ... Read more

    $24.98 USD

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  • U.S. Aircraft Carriers 1939–45

    by Ingo Bauernfeind ...
    Series series Casemate Illustrated Special
    A detailed and fully illustrated account of the development of American aircraft carriers up to and during World War II.This extensively illustrated volume tells the dramatic yet successful story of U.S. aircraft carriers in World War II by class, ranging from early pre-war designs to escort carriers built from destroyer hulls, to the gigantic fleet carriers serving as the predecessors of modern ... Read more

    $21.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Need to Know

    World War II and the Rise of American Intelligence

    by Nicholas Reynolds ...
    One of The New Yorker's "Best Books of the Year" * A Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize Finalist"Authoritative. . . . [Reynolds's] contribution to our understanding of the rise of American intelligence is unparalleled." —Journal of Intelligence History“The most thorough and detailed history available on the origins of U.S. intelligence.” —Michael Morell, former Deputy Director and Acting ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The LEGO Story

    How a Little Toy Sparked the World’s Imagination

    by Jens Andersen ...
    An International Bestseller“Absolutely essential reading for every LEGO fan.” —BlocksThe definitive history of LEGO, based on unprecedented access to the company’s archives and rare interviews with the founding family who still owns the company"This book tells the story of how my family built the LEGO brand." —Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, former President/CEO of the LEGO Group and 3rd generation ... Read more

    $19.49 USD

  • The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022

    by John Joseph Adams, Rebecca Roanhorse ...
    Series series Best American
    Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author and guest editor Rebecca Roanhorse and series editor John Joseph Adams select twenty pieces that represent the best examples of the form published the previous year and explore the ever-expanding and changing world of SFF today.Today’s readers of science fiction and fantasy have an appetite for stories that address a wide variety of voices, ... Read more

    $7.99 USD