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<p>And, of course, Ronald Kline, Steinmetz: Engineer and Socialist.
Steinmetz was head of a GE 'calculating department' out of which came many
calculating methods and materialities of considerable importance. And was
one of the key fiigures behind the introduction of imaginary numbers to
electrical engineering, for calculating purposes (one of his several
contributions to calculation and computation). In addition to implying how
important computing was from early on (an integral part of capitalist
technology from the beginning), Kline's biography can be used as an
excellent introduction to the important yet understudied history of many
engineers who thought that socialism would evolve rather naturally from
capitalism. This evolutionist view of socialism, highly compatible with a
certain version of technological determinism, was endorsed by many
important engineers around the world throughout the first half of the
twentieth century. Including engineers with significant contributions to
computing technology.</p>
<p>And since the list has no women (unless I missed an email): Brittain,
James E. "From Computer to Electrical Engineer — the Remarkable Career of
Edith Clarke," IEEE Transactions on Education, Vol. E28, No. 4 (November
1985), 184-189. Not a book, but an article on an electrical engineer of
the caliber of Vannevar Bush (or so though Harvard-MIT professor Arthur
Kennelly, Vannevar Bush's advisor and her advisor too) who, being a woman
engineer in the first half of teh twentieth century, could only go so
far. We have several stories on women computers/computors working in
business and scientific contexts, and several stories of women and
computing in the post-1940s. Clarke's less known story is exemplar of what
computing meant for a woman in the first half of the twetieth century. Her
case certainly deserves a book-length biography. By the way, Jim Brittain,
who had considered writing a biography of Steinmetz after writing articles
on him, decided to focus on Alexanderson (J. Brittain, Alexanderson:
Pioneer in American Electrical Engineering). An exemplar biography by a
pioneer and master historian of technology who helped several of us in
many ways.</p>
<p>Telly</p>
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<div style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:
12pt; color: #000000;">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:</div>
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<div style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:
12pt; color: #000000;">Paul Ceruzzi</div>
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Origins of Modern Computing </span></p>
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Giant of Information Processing </span></p>
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Robert Noyce and the Invention of Silicon Valley </span></p>
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of the Late Charles Babbage ESQ. F.R.S. </span></p>
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Computer Pioneer </span></p>
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[in German] </span></p>
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extraordinary story of the brilliant scientist… </span></p>
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Computer </span></p>
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.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">John von Neumann: The
Scientific Genius Who Pioneered the Modern Computer, Game Theory, Nuclear
Deterrence, and Much More </span></p>
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font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-bottom:
.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Gates: How Microsoft's Mogul
Reinvented an Industry - and Made Himself the Richest Man in America
</span></p>
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.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Atanasoff: Forgotten Father of
the Computer </span></p>
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font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-bottom:
.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Think: A Biography of the
Watsons and IBM </span></p>
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font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-bottom:
.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">The Man Who Invented the
Computer: The Biography of John Atanasoff, Digital Pioneer </span></p>
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.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Betty Alexandra </span></p>
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.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Ada: The Enchantress of Numbers
- Prophet of the Computer Age </span></p>
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.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><br> </span></p>
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font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-bottom:
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font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-bottom:
.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Heinz Nixdorf: A German
Computer Pioneer </span></p>
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#000000; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong>From:</strong> Members
on behalf of Troy Astarte <br> <strong>Sent:</strong> Friday, September 4,
2020 9:06 AM<br> <strong>To:</strong> members <br>
<strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [SIGCIS-Members] Request for
biographies</span>
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<div>Dear all,
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<div>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? <br>
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Best,</div>
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none; font-size: 12px;">Troy Astarte</div>
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orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;
white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration:
none; font-size: 12px;">School of Computing</div>
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none; font-size: 12px;">Newcastle University</div>
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<div>On 3 Sep 2020, at 12:31, Troy Astarte
Troy.Astarte@newcastle.ac.uk> wrote:</div>
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<div style="word-wrap: break-word; line-break: after-white-space;">Dear
SIG-CIS,
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>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. <br>
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normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start;
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing:
0px; text-decoration: none; font-size: 12px;">Troy Astarte</div>
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0px; text-decoration: none; font-size: 12px;">School of Computing</div>
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normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start;
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing:
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