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When Computers Were Human by Grier, David Alan is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
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<p>Before Palm Pilots and iPods, PCs and laptops, the term "computer" referred to the people who did scientific calculations by hand. These workers were neither calculating geniuses nor idiot savants but knowledgeable people who, in other circumstances, might have become scientists in their own right. <i>When Computers Were Human</i> represents the first in-depth account of this little-known, 200-year epoch in the history of science and technology.<br><br><br> Beginning with the story of his own
Who reads When Computers Were Human?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Grier, David Alan
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780691091570
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Science, Philosophy, Mathematics
- Rating
- 4.06 / 5 (29 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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