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Charles Babbage:
Pioneer of the Computer
AuthorAnthony Hyman
LanguageEnglish
SubjectCharles Babbage
GenreBiography
PublisherOxford University Press, Princeton University Press

Publication date

1982/1985
Publication placeUnited Kingdom & United States
Media typeHardback & softback
Pages304
ISBN978-0-198-58170-3 (also ISBN 978-0-691-08303-2 & ISBN 978-0-691-02377-9)
OCLC1148219148
LC Class81-48078
WebsiteArchive.org

Charles Babbage: Pioneer of the Computer is a biographical book about the Victorian computer pioneer Charles Babbage (1791–1871). The book was written by Anthony Hyman (1928–2011), a British historian of computing. The book was published by Oxford University Press in 1982 (hardcover) and Princeton University Press in 1982 and 1985 (hardcover and paperback). The book is available online from Archive.org.[1]

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The book has been reviewed in the following journals and magazines:

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hyman, Anthony (1985) [1982]. Charles Babbage, Pioneer of the Computer. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-08303-2. LCCN 81-48078.
  • ^ O'Donnell, John T. (August 1985). The American Mathematical Monthly. 92 (7): 522–525. doi:10.1080/00029890.1985.11971672. ISSN 0002-9890. JSTOR 2322530.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  • ^ Berg, Maxine (1983). Business History. 25 (2): 200–201. doi:10.1080/00076798300000023.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  • ^ Hartley, M. G. (July 1983). The International Journal of Electrical Engineering & Education. 20 (3): 285–286. doi:10.1177/002072098302000329. ISSN 0020-7209. S2CID 115638406.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  • ^ Richards, Joan L. (June 1983). Isis. 74 (2): 292. doi:10.1086/353292. JSTOR 233151.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  • ^ Hill, I. D. (1985). Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A. 148 (2): 171. doi:10.2307/2981961. JSTOR 2981961.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  • ^ Burton, Hilary (June 1982). Library Journal. 107 (11): 1091.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  • ^ Mason, Michael (16 September 1982). "Tons of sums". London Review of Books. 4 (17).
  • ^ Tee, Garry J. (1984). Mathematical Reviews. MR 0693093.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  • ^ W., J. W. (April 1986). Mathematics of Computation. 46 (174): 759. doi:10.2307/2008013. JSTOR 2008013.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  • ^ Aspray, William (12 November 1982). "A scientist and reformer". Science. 218 (4573): 672–673. doi:10.1126/science.218.4573.672. ISSN 0036-8075. JSTOR 1688618. PMID 17791583.
  • ^ Smillie, K. W. (July 1983). SIAM Review. 25 (3): 422–423. doi:10.1137/1025100. ISSN 0036-1445. JSTOR 2029408.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  • ^ Tropp, Henry S. (July 1984). Technology and Culture. 25 (3): 651–653. doi:10.2307/3104217. JSTOR 3104217.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
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