Companion encyclopedia of the history and philosophy of the mathematical sciences - Volume I

Mathematics is one of the most basic-and most ancient-types of knowledge. Yet the details of its historical development remain obscure to all but a few specialists. The two-volume Companion Encyclopedia of the History and Philosophy of the Mathematical Sc...

 Worlds Out of Nothing A Course in the History of Geometry in the 19th Century

Worlds Out of Nothing is the first book to provide a course on the history of geometry in the 19th century. Based on the latest historical research, the book is aimed primarily at undergraduate and graduate students in mathematics but will also appeal to ...

 Sherlock Holmes in Babylon and Other Tales of Mathematical History

This book is a collection of 44 articles on the history of mathematics, published in MAA journals over the past 100 years. Covering a span of almost 4000 years, from the ancient Babylonians to the eighteenth century, it chronicles the enormous changes...

 Hothouse Effect Intensify Creativity in Your Organization Using Secrets from History's Most Innovative Communities

What can history's most creative cultures teach us about business? A lot. Throughout history, across many centuries and an enormous range of cultures, certain communities have stood out as bastions of creativity and intellectual progress. From ancient ...

 An Introduction to Book History

An Introduction to Book History provides a comprehensive critical introduction to the development of the book and print culture. David Finkelstein and Alistair McCleery chart the move from the spoken word to written texts, the coming of print, the book as...

 Earthquakes in Human History The Far-Reaching Effects of Seismic Disruptions

On November 1, 1755--All Saints' Day--a massive earthquake struck Europe's Iberian Peninsula and destroyed the city of Lisbon. Churches collapsed upon thousands of worshippers celebrating the holy day. Earthquakes in Human History  tells the story of...

 The Technique of Film and Video Editing History, Theory, and Practice

The Technique of Film & Video Editing provides a detailed, precise look at the artistic and aesthetic principles and practices of editing for both picture and sound. Analyses of photographs from dozens of classic and contemporary films and videos prov...

 Perspectives in Operations Research Papers in Honor of Saul Gass' 80th Birthday

The book is an edited volume from leading research scholars in the field of Operations Research, focusing on future perspectives in OR. Each of the contributors offers their perspective looking forward to the further development of the field. The theme wi...

 Colossus The secrets of Bletchley Park's code-breaking computers

At last - the secrets of Bletchley Park's powerful codebreaking computers. This is a history of Colossus, the world's first fully-functioning electronic digital computer. Colossus was used during the Second World War at the Government Code and Cypher Sc...

 History of Wireless Evolution

Important new insights into how various components and systems evolved Premised on the idea that one cannot know a science without knowing its history, History of Wireless offers a lively new treatment that introduces previously unacknowledged pionee...

 Supercade A visual history of the videogame age 1971-1984

It was a time when technology was king, status was determined by your high score, and videogames were blitzing the world... From Pong to Pac-Man, Asteroids to Zaxxon--more than fifty million people around the world have come of age within the electroni...

 The Code Book The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography

Codes have decided the fates of empires, countries, and monarchies throughout recorded history. Mary, Queen of Scots was put to death by her cousin, Queen Elizabeth, for the high crime of treason after spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham cracked the secret c...

 OpenVMS with Apache, OSU, and WASD The Nonstop Websever

If your business needs reliable, full-featured web service, you need this book -Offers information not available anywhere else for OpenVMS, whose unbeatable reliability makes it the web server of choice for institutions that can't afford downtime for thei...

 Software Superheroes From Fortran to the Internet Age

Go to chronicles the untold history of software and its maverick creators. Drawing upon original reporting and interviews, Steve Lohr gives us an intimate portrait of the peculiar kind of genius that has always been drawn to this unique blend of art, scie...

 High Score! The Illustrated History Of Electronic Games

In this lavishly illustrated full-color retrospective, discover never-before-seen photos that bring to life the people and stories behind the most popular games of all time, including Space Invaders, Pac-Man, Centipede, Donkey Kong, Asteroids, SimCity, Qu...

 The fat man on game audio Tasty morsels of sonic goodness

The guidance provided in this book is badly needed by the industry and can only come from someone who really knows and understands the intricacies, history, and challenges of game audio. George "Fatman" Sanger reveals both his soul and talent in this docu...

 A History of Algorithms From the Pebble to the Microchip

A Source Book for the History of Mathematics, but one which offers a different perspective by focusinng on algorithms. With the development of computing has come an awakening of interest in algorithms. Often neglected by historians and modern scientists, ...

 History of computing: Software Issues

This book reviews the present understanding of the history of software and establishes an agenda for further research. By exploring this current understanding, the authors identify the fundamental elements of software. The problems and questions addressed...

 The first computers History and architecture

This history of computing focuses not on chronology (what came first and who deserves credit for it) but on the actual architectures of the first machines that made electronic computing a practical reality. The book covers computers built in the United St...