Abacus To Artificia... — The Computer Book: From The

: Features include Ada Lovelace , Alan Turing , Grace Hopper , and Bill Gates .

: It covers early logic and mechanical breakthroughs, such as the Jacquard Loom (1801), which used punched cards that later inspired IBM’s data storage methods. The Computer Book: From the Abacus to Artificia...

: The book culminates in modern and future-facing topics like superintelligence , virtual reality, and Isaac Asimov’s laws of robotics. Key Figures and Milestones : Features include Ada Lovelace , Alan Turing

: The authors highlight unique moments like IBM’s Watson winning Jeopardy! and the influence of the Homebrew Computer Club on the industry's design-versus-openness split. : Features include Ada Lovelace

: It argues that inventions do not happen in isolation; for instance, 1970s cryptography laid the groundwork for secure 1990s internet commerce. Accessibility and Format