Book Review: Electronic Brains: Stories from the Dawn of the Computer Age by Mike Hally
Written by Lawrence Woodman on 3rd June 2009
Tags: Books, History, Retro, Reviews


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This is an interesting history of computer development around the world during the 1940s and 50s.  The book grew out of a radio series on BBS Radio 4 and contains lots of original material gained from interviews in 2001 and 2004.  It is very accessible as it focuses slightly more on the events and people involved than the technical details, although it has enough of the latter to show how the technology evolved.

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