Computing Books published by Springer

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There are 7 Computing Books published by Springer in our collection :

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Date: 14th March 2012 A Brief History of Computing

Chapter 3, ‘Early Computers’, provides a brief account of EDSAC and LEO Computers.

2nd Edition published: 4 Mar. 2012

ISBN13: 978-1447123583

Product Dimensions: 15.6 x 1.8 x 23.4 cm

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Publisher: Springer
Author: Gerard ORegan
Platform:

Date: 1st June 1977 A Concurrent Pascal Compiler For Minicomputers

Lecture Notes In Computer Science 50

ISBN-10: 3540082409

List Price: 53.45 EUR

Publisher: Springer
Author: A. C. Hartmann
Platform: Pascal

Date: 2019 Early Computing in Britain, Ferranti Ltd and Government Funding 1948-1958

Published 2019

Springer Computer History Series. A valuable addition to the exposure UK computing developments in the early years of computers with a focus on the initiatives taken by the Ferranti Company, in particular with their Mark I. LEO is only referred to in Appendix D.

Publisher: Springer
Author: Simon Lavington
Platform:

Date: Introduction to the History of Computing: A Computing History Primer

For undergraduate students, Chapter 5.3, page 75, describes LEO I.

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ISBN-13: 978-3319331379

ASIN: 331933137X

Product Dimensions: 15.5 x 1.9 x 23.5 cmIntrotoComputingHistory

Publisher: Springer
Author: Gerard ORegan
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Date: 23rd February 2011 Moving Targets: Elliott-Automation and the Dawn of the Computer Age 1947-1967

A history of Elliott-Automation. It has a number of references to Lyons and LEO Computers.

ISBN-13: 978-1848829329

Product Dimensions: 15.6 x 4 x 23.4 cm

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Publisher: Springer
Author: Simon Lavington
Platform: Elliott

Date: 13rd October 2015 Pillars of Computing: A Compendium of Select, Pivotal Technology Firms

This accessible compendium examines a collection of significant technology firms that have helped to shape the field of computing and its impact on society.

Chapter 21, pages 135-138, provides an account of LEO Computers Limited.

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ISBN13: 978-3319214634

Product Dimensions: 15.7 x 2.1 x 24.2 cm

Publisher: Springer
Author: Gerard ORegan
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Date: November 2012 Reflections on the History of Computing: Preserving Memories and Sharing Stories

This book is a collection of refereed invited papers on the history of computing from the 1940s to the 1990s with one paper going back to look at Italian calculating/computing machines from the first century to the 20th century.

From ‘Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communications Technology’, Vol. 387, Springer, November 2012. Chapter 2, Frank Land, Remembering LEO, pp. 22-42.

Edited by Arthur Tatnall.

Chapters:

Australias WREDAC It Was Rocket Science

Remembering LEO

A Possible First Use of CAMCAD

Roberto Busa 19132011 Pioneer of Computers for the Humanities

Micro Programming

Experiences and Reflections

The Genesis

Looking Back

History of Data Centre Development

Early Italian Computing Machines and Their Inventors