Computing Books published by University of Manchester Press
The following is a list of Computing Books published by University of Manchester Press 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 2 Computing Books published by University of Manchester Press in our collection :
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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
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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
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