Using Computers In History
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Using Computers In History
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Author : Sonja Cameron
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2005-09-19
Using Computers In History written by Sonja Cameron and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-09-19 with History categories.
Information and communications technology is now an essential tool for the historian and for anyone engaging in historical study. Today's 'history workstation' includes computers, modems, scanners, printers, digital cameras and a wide range of software applications to access the World Wide Web and to analyse historical sources. Sonja Cameron and Sarah Richardson provide a clear, jargon-free introduction which demystifies the computing skills needed for historical research. This step-by-step guide covers all aspects of history and computing including: - Presentation: from word-processing an article which conforms to scholarly protocols to presenting a slide show. - History and the World Wide Web: hints and tips on accessing and evaluating the wide range of historical material available on the internet. - Databases: a clear introduction which guides you through the process of creating your own database of historical sources. - Spreadsheets: a lucid explanation of basic quantitative methods, data analysis, graphing and charting. - Digitised text and images: help on analysing digitised text, creating images and web pages. The text is supported throughout by worked examples using historical sources, comprehensive illustrations, a detailed glossary and signposts to further study where appropriate. Using Computers in History is an indispensable aid to all those studying and researching history. Students, family and local historians, and history enthusiasts will all find this book informative and easy-to-use.
Using Computers In History
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Author : Myrddin John Lewis
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 1996
Using Computers In History written by Myrddin John Lewis and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with History categories.
This book is designed to introduce students to historical computing through practical workshop exercises. It aims to explain and illustrate the possible uses of the computer for the historian.
Using Computers In History
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Author : M.J. Lewis
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2005-11-23
Using Computers In History written by M.J. Lewis and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-11-23 with History categories.
Using Computers in History is designed to introduce students to historical computing through practical workshop exercises. With topics such as the pattern of nineteenth century emigration from the UK, the performance of the American and German economies in the 1930s and the Lancashire cotton industry, Lloyd-Jones and Lewis explain and illustrate the possible uses of the computer for the historian. Using Computers in History: * raises awareness of the use of computers as an important tool for the historian * provides a practical introduction to basic computer terminology * includes high quality diagrams of the screen displays which should appear at each stage * examines the use of spreadsheets and how to design and work with them * discusses the different software packages available, concentrating on Microsoft Excel 4 * includes spreadsheet exercises based around a range of historical data sets * explores the use of databases * shows how to construct them * gives guidelines for further study * prompts students to apply the skills they have learnt to a number of examples
A Concise History Of Computers Smartphones And The Internet
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Author : Ernie Dainow
language : en
Publisher: Ernie Dainow
Release Date : 2017-02-01
A Concise History Of Computers Smartphones And The Internet written by Ernie Dainow and has been published by Ernie Dainow this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-01 with Computers categories.
The very first electronic computers were invented at the end of World War II. They were very large machines that could only be used in special air conditioned rooms. Today, almost everybody carries a computer in their pocket, in their mobile phone. How did all this come about in only 70 years? This book is for people who would like to know the answer to this question. It tells this exciting story, with a lot of pictures. This book is not a complete history, rather it is a concise history that covers the most important people, companies and inventions that led to where we are today. The first chapter covers the evolution of computer hardware - the physical machine. The second chapter focuses on the software - the programs that provide the instructions that tell the hardware what to do. The third chapter covers the most important data networks that were developed so that computers could communicate with each other, ending with the Internet which only became the dominant computer network after 1995. The last chapter on Smartphones traces its history from the discovery of radio waves in the late 19th century to the Apple iPhone. This book does not require a lot of technical knowledge about computers. People who are interested in learning more about how computers actually work can read the companion book “Understanding Computers, Smartphones and the Internet”, by Ernie Dainow.
A New History Of Modern Computing
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Author : Thomas Haigh
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2021-09-14
A New History Of Modern Computing written by Thomas Haigh and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-14 with Technology & Engineering categories.
How the computer became universal. Over the past fifty years, the computer has been transformed from a hulking scientific supertool and data processing workhorse, remote from the experiences of ordinary people, to a diverse family of devices that billions rely on to play games, shop, stream music and movies, communicate, and count their steps. In A New History of Modern Computing, Thomas Haigh and Paul Ceruzzi trace these changes. A comprehensive reimagining of Ceruzzi's A History of Modern Computing, this new volume uses each chapter to recount one such transformation, describing how a particular community of users and producers remade the computer into something new. Haigh and Ceruzzi ground their accounts of these computing revolutions in the longer and deeper history of computing technology. They begin with the story of the 1945 ENIAC computer, which introduced the vocabulary of "programs" and "programming," and proceed through email, pocket calculators, personal computers, the World Wide Web, videogames, smart phones, and our current world of computers everywhere--in phones, cars, appliances, watches, and more. Finally, they consider the Tesla Model S as an object that simultaneously embodies many strands of computing.
Computers Visualization And History
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Author : David J Staley
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-04-16
Computers Visualization And History written by David J Staley and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-16 with History categories.
This visionary and thoroughly accessible book examines how digital environments and virtual reality have altered the ways historians think and communicate ideas and how the new language of visualization transforms our understanding of the past. Drawing on familiar graphic models--maps, flow charts, museum displays, films--the author shows how images can often convey ideas and information more efficiently and accurately than words. With emerging digital technology, these images will become more sophisticated, manipulable, and multidimensional, and provide historians with new tools and environments to construct historical narratives. Moving beyond the traditional book based on linear narrative, digital scholarship based on visualization and hypertext will offer multiple perspectives, dimensions, and experiences that transform the ways historians work and people imagine and learn about history. This second edition of Computers, Visualization, and History features expanded coverage of such topics as sequential narratives, 3-D modeling, simulation, and video games, as well as our theoretical understanding of space and immersive experience. The author has also added "Guidelines for Visual Composition in History" for history and social studies teachers who wish to use technology for student assignments. Also new to the second edition is a web link feature that users of the digital edition can use to enhance visualization within the text.
Reflections On The History Of Computers In Education
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Author : Arthur Tatnall
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2014-05-05
Reflections On The History Of Computers In Education written by Arthur Tatnall and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-05 with Education categories.
This book is a collection of refereed invited papers on the history of computing in education from the 1970s to the mid-1990s presenting a social history of the introduction and early use of computers in schools. The 30 papers deal with the introduction of computer in schools in many countries around the world: Norway, South Africa, UK, Canada, Australia, USA, Finland, Chile, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Ireland, Israel and Poland. The authors are not professional historians but rather people who as teachers, students or researchers were involved in this history and they narrate their experiences from a personal perspective offering fascinating stories.
The History Of Computers
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Author : Les Freed
language : en
Publisher: Ziff Davis Press
Release Date : 1995-01-01
The History Of Computers written by Les Freed and has been published by Ziff Davis Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-01-01 with Computers categories.
Computers are here to stay, but what are the origins of this phenomenon of the century? What did the first computer compute? In the fully illustrated History of Computers, discover how computers played a part in the outcome of World War II, and learn about the milestones in technology that made it possible to include massive amounts of information on a tiny "chip." Gain insight into the development of the computer industry as you find out: Which came first, Apple Computer or IBM? Which were the two biggest computer companies of the "Seven Dwarves" in the mid-1960s? Which two companies were involved in creating Windows software? The History of Computers presents the vast variety of computer technology, from the most basic calculator to the consummately complex mega-machines available today. Simple time lines place each event in clear perspective, and the author's engaging style is complemented by photos and beautifully rendered illustrations that bring to life the explosive evolution of these mighty machines.
Writing Teaching And Researching History In The Electronic Age
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Author : Dennis A. Trinkle
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-04-29
Writing Teaching And Researching History In The Electronic Age written by Dennis A. Trinkle and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-29 with History categories.
This volume focuses on the role of the computer and electronic technology in the discipline of history. It includes representative articles addressing H-Net, scholarly publication, on-line reviewing, enhanced lectures using the World Wide Web, and historical research.
Seeing The Past With Computers
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Author : Kevin Kee
language : en
Publisher: U OF M DIGT CULT BOOKS
Release Date : 2019-01-24
Seeing The Past With Computers written by Kevin Kee and has been published by U OF M DIGT CULT BOOKS this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-24 with Computers categories.
Recent developments in computer technology are providing historians with new ways to see—and seek to hear, touch, or smell—traces of the past. Place-based augmented reality applications are an increasingly common feature at heritage sites and museums, allowing historians to create immersive, multifaceted learning experiences. Now that computer vision can be directed at the past, research involving thousands of images can recreate lost or destroyed objects or environments, and discern patterns in vast datasets that could not be perceived by the naked eye. Seeing the Past with Computers is a collection of twelve thought-pieces on the current and potential uses of augmented reality and computer vision in historical research, teaching, and presentation. The experts gathered here reflect upon their experiences working with new technologies, share their ideas for best practices, and assess the implications of—and imagine future possibilities for—new methods of historical study. Among the experimental topics they explore are the use of augmented reality that empowers students to challenge the presentation of historical material in their textbooks; the application of seeing computers to unlock unusual cultural knowledge, such as the secrets of vaudevillian stage magic; hacking facial recognition technology to reveal victims of racism in a century-old Australian archive; and rebuilding the soundscape of an Iron Age village with aural augmented reality. This volume is a valuable resource for scholars and students of history and the digital humanities more broadly. It will inspire them to apply innovative methods to open new paths for conducting and sharing their own research.