Computing Books written by Simon Lavington
The following is a list of Computing Books written by Simon Lavington in the Centre for Computing History collection. It is not an exhaustive list of and other books may have been published. If you have a book that you would like to donate to our collection, please view our donations page.There are 7 Computing Books written by Simon Lavington in our collection :
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Date: 1998
A History of Manchester Computers
Anybody who missed the celebrations or would like to know more about Manchester's innovations is recommended to obtain a copy of this book. Its 56 pages provide a detailed description of the five prototype computers, place them in the context of contemporary computer developments elsewhere, and are copiously illustrated with photographs, charts and program listings.
"A History of Manchester Computers" by Simon Lavington is published by the British Computer Society at 1 Sanford Street, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 1HJ, and has ISBN number 0-902505-01-8. The price is £6.00 to BCS and CCS members, £8.00 to non-members. Contact Ian Jones, BCS Publications Manager, on 01793 417417 for further details.
Publisher: British Computer Society
Author: Simon Lavington
Platform: Manchester
Date: 6th February 2012
Alan Turing and his Contemporaries
Publisher: BCS
Author: Simon Lavington
Platform:
Date: 1980
Early British Computers
Paperback copy
This book, published in 1980, explores British computing from the 1930s to the 1960s, covering both technical and general historical aspects of the story.
From the blurb:
'Much of the pioneering work on modern computers took place in Britain between 1945 and 1955, including such landmarks as the world's first stored-program computer, the first commercially available computer, and the first transistorised computer. This book tells the story of these and other machines and their designers. Beginning with a survey of computing in the 1930s, it includes secret wartime developments, post-war research in universities and government establishments, and the work of companies such as Elliott Brothers, English Electric, Ferranti and Lyons in the 1950s. From here the growth of an indigenous computer industry is traced up to the period of merger and consolidation in the early 1960s. Contemporary American developments highlight the interplay of ideas on both sides of the Atlantic.'
Author: Simon Lavington
Publisher: University of Manchester Press
Author: Simon Lavington
Platform:
Date: 1980
Early British Computers: The Story of Vintage Computers and the People Who Built Them
This book, published in 1980, explores British computing from the 1930s to the 1960s, covering both technical and general historical aspects of the story.
From the blurb:
'Much of the pioneering work on modern computers took place in Britain between 1945 and 1955, including such landmarks as the world's first stored-program computer, the first commercially available computer, and the first transistorised computer. This book tells the story of these and other machines and their designers. Beginning with a survey of computing in the 1930s, it includes secret wartime developments, post-war research in universities and government establishments, and the work of companies such as Elliott Brothers, English Electric, Ferranti and Lyons in the 1950s. From here the growth of an indigenous computer industry is traced up to the period of merger and consolidation in the early 1960s. Contemporary American developments highlight the interplay of ideas on both sides of the Atlantic.'
Chapter 13, pages 68-77, gives a brief history of LEO and English Electric, including a timeline.
Publisher: University of Manchester Press
Author: Simon Lavington
Platform:
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: 23rd February 2011
Moving Targets: Elliott-Automation and the Dawn of the Computer Age 1947-1967
Publisher: Springer
Author: Simon Lavington
Platform: Elliott
Date: 2000
The Pegasus Story
Publisher: Science Museum (2000)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1900747405
ISBN-13: 978-1900747400
Publisher: Science Museum
Author: Simon Lavington
Platform: Pegasus
