This encyclopedic reference provides a concise and engaging overview of the groundbreaking inventions and conceptual innovations that have shaped the field of computing, and the technology that runs the modern world. Each alphabetically-ordered entry presents a brief account of a pivotal innovation and the great minds behind it, selected from a wide range of diverse topics.
Author(s): Gerard O’Regan
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2018
Language: English
Pages: 287
Tags: Innovation, Computing, Pivotal Inventions
Front Matter ....Pages i-xxi
Background (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 1-6
ABC Computer (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 7-9
Ada Programming Language (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 11-13
Agile Methodology (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 15-18
Amdahl 470 and 580 Computers (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 19-21
Analytic and Difference Engines (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 23-28
Apple II and Macintosh Computers (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 29-32
Artificial Intelligence and Applications (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 33-37
Atari Video Games (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 39-43
Automated Teller Machine (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 45-47
AXE System (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 49-51
Binary Number System (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 53-56
Boolean Algebra and Digital Computing (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 57-62
C and C++ Programming Languages (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 63-68
Cloud Computing and Distributed Systems (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 69-73
CMMI and Software Process Improvement (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 75-79
Colossus and Code Breaking at Bletchley Park (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 81-85
Commodore PET and 64 Computers (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 87-90
COBOL and Compilers (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 91-95
Databases (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 97-102
DEC PDP-11 and VAX 11/780 Minicomputers (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 103-106
Digital Photography (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 107-111
EDVAC and ENIAC Computers (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 113-117
Eliza Program (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 119-122
Email Communication (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 123-126
E-Commerce (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 127-132
Formal Methods (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 133-136
GPS (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 137-141
Graphical User Interface and Human-Computer Interaction (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 143-146
Harvard Mark 1 Computer (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 147-149
Hollerith’s Tabulating Machines and the Birth of IBM (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 151-153
Integrated Circuit (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 155-159
Internet (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 161-166
Iridium System (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 167-169
Java Programming Language (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 171-174
LEO Computers (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 175-178
Manchester Baby and Mark 1 Computers (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 179-182
Microprocessor (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 183-186
Mobile Phone (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 187-191
Mouse (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 193-195
MP3 Player and Digital Music (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 197-199
MS/DOS Operating System (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 201-204
Office Software (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 205-208
Open-Source Software (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 209-212
Object-Oriented Paradigm (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 213-215
Personal and Home Computers (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 217-220
Robotics (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 221-226
Smartphones and Social Media (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 227-234
Software Inspection Methodology (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 235-238
Software Life Cycles (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 239-242
The System/360 Revolution (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 243-248
Transistor (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 249-252
UNIX Operating System (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 253-255
Von Neumann Architecture (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 257-259
Wi-Fi Technology (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 261-263
Wikipedia (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 265-268
World Wide Web (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 269-272
Z3 and Z4 Computers (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 273-277
Epilogue (Gerard O’Regan)....Pages 279-280
Back Matter ....Pages 281-300
