[SIGCIS-Members] Request for biographies

[herbert.bruderer at bluewin.ch]

Dear all
The comprehensive bibliography of my new book on the history of computing includes very many biographies, see
Bruderer, Herbert: Milestones in Analog and Digital Computing, Springer Nature Switzerland
AG, Cham, 3rd edition 2020, 2 volumes, 2000 pages, 715
illustrations, 151 tables,
https://www.springer.com/de/book/9783030409739
Best wishes,
Herbert Bruderer
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Von : CeruzziP at si.edu
Datum : 04/09/2020 - 19:25 (MS)
An : Troy.Astarte at newcastle.ac.uk, members at sigcis.org
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  Sorry if this response is too much.  There are a lot of biographies about computer pioneers, but less so "computer scientists." I've left off autobiographies & memoirs but can supply a list if you wish.  The following biographies tend to skew older, which is fine with me. Warning:  the quality does vary: 
 
  Paul Ceruzzi
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Aspray
       
         
       
    
William
       
         
       
    
John von Neumann and the Origins of Modern Computing
       
         
       
   
   
    
Austrian
       
         
       
    
Geoffrey
       
         
       
    
Herman Hollerith: Forgotten Giant of Information Processing
       
         
       
   
   
    
Belden, 
       
         
       
    
Thomas and Marva
       
         
       
    
Lengthening Shadow, the: the life of Thomas J, Watson
       
         
       
   
   
    
Berlin
       
         
       
    
Leslie
       
         
       
    
Man behind the microchip, the: Robert Noyce and the Invention of Silicon Valley
       
         
       
   
   
    
Buxton
       
         
       
    
H.W.
       
         
       
    
Memoir of the Life and Labours of the Late Charles Babbage ESQ. F.R.S.
       
         
       
   
   
    
Cohen
       
         
       
    
I. Bernard
       
         
       
    
Howard Aiken: Portrait of a Computer Pioneer
       
         
       
   
   
    
Berg
       
         
       
    
Christian
       
         
       
    
Heinz Nixdorf: Eine Biographie [in German]
       
         
       
   
   
    
Hodges
       
         
       
    
Andrew
       
         
       
    
Alan Turing: The enigma: the extraordinary story of the brilliant scientist…
       
         
       
   
   
    
Hyman
       
         
       
    
Anthony
       
         
       
    
Charles Babbage: Pioneer of the Computer
       
         
       
   
   
    
Macrae
       
         
       
    
Norman
       
         
       
    
John von Neumann: The Scientific Genius Who Pioneered the Modern Computer, Game Theory, Nuclear Deterrence, and Much More
       
         
       
   
   
    
Manes
       
         
       
    
Stephen
       
         
       
    
Gates: How Microsoft's Mogul Reinvented an Industry - and Made Himself the Richest Man in America 
       
         
       
   
   
    
Mollenhoff
       
         
       
    
Clark R.
       
         
       
    
Atanasoff: Forgotten Father of the Computer
       
         
       
   
   
    
Reid
       
         
       
    
Constance
       
         
       
    
Hilbert
       
         
       
   
   
    
Rodgers
       
         
       
    
William
       
         
       
    
Think: A Biography of the Watsons and IBM
       
         
       
   
   
    
Smiley
       
         
       
    
Jane
       
         
       
    
The Man Who Invented the Computer: The Biography of John Atanasoff, Digital Pioneer
       
         
       
   
   
    
Toole
       
         
       
    
Betty Alexandra
       
         
       
    
Ada: The Enchantress of Numbers - Prophet of the Computer Age
       
         
       
   
   
    
Van Dormael
       
         
       
    
Armand 
       
         
       
    
Heinz Nixdorf: A German Computer Pioneer
       
         
       
   
   
    
Wallace
       
         
       
    
James
       
         
       
    
Hard Drive: Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire
       
         
       
   
   
    
Zachary
       
         
       
    
G. Pascal
       
         
       
    
Endless Frontier: Vannevar Bush, Engineer of the American Century
       
         
       
   
  
 
 
   
     
   
 
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  Dear all,  
  
   
  
  
   Very many thanks to everyone who has sent suggestions, I’ve got a great reading list! I’ve already had a look at a few of them, and there’s some high quality work indeed. The only further question I would have is whether there are biographies with a higher technical content? Perhaps that just isn’t common in biographies? 
   
   
    
     
 Best, 
    
    
     
    
    
      Troy Astarte
    
    
     
    
    
      School of Computing
    
    
      Newcastle University
    
   
   
    
    
     
      On 3 Sep 2020, at 12:31, Troy Astarte <
      Troy.Astarte at newcastle.ac.uk> wrote:
     
     
     
      
       Dear SIG-CIS,  
       
        
       
       
        What is your favourite biography of a scientist or mathematician? I’m particularly interested in modern subjects and those who worked in computing/computer science. Ideally the book would cover the subject’s work in a reasonable level of technical detail as well as their life and the broader context in which they lived and worked. 
       
       
        
       
       
        I ask because I am considering applying for funding for an essentially biographical project on a computer scientist and I would like to read some (more) biographies first. 
        
        
         
          
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           Troy Astarte
         
         
          
         
         
           School of Computing
         
         
           Newcastle University
         
        
        
       
      
     
    
   
   
  
 
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