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Aspray |
William |
John von Neumann and the Origins of Modern Computing |
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Austrian |
Geoffrey |
Herman Hollerith: Forgotten Giant of Information Processing |
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Belden,
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Thomas and Marva |
Lengthening Shadow, the: the life of Thomas J, Watson |
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Berlin |
Leslie |
Man behind the microchip, the: Robert Noyce and the Invention of Silicon Valley |
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Buxton |
H.W. |
Memoir of the Life and Labours of the Late Charles Babbage ESQ. F.R.S. |
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Cohen |
I. Bernard |
Howard Aiken: Portrait of a Computer Pioneer |
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Berg |
Christian |
Heinz Nixdorf: Eine Biographie [in German] |
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Hodges |
Andrew |
Alan Turing: The enigma: the extraordinary story of the brilliant scientist… |
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Hyman |
Anthony |
Charles Babbage: Pioneer of the Computer |
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Macrae |
Norman |
John von Neumann: The Scientific Genius Who Pioneered the Modern Computer, Game Theory, Nuclear Deterrence, and Much More |
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Manes |
Stephen |
Gates: How Microsoft's Mogul Reinvented an Industry - and Made Himself the Richest Man in America
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Mollenhoff |
Clark R. |
Atanasoff: Forgotten Father of the Computer |
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Reid |
Constance |
Hilbert |
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Rodgers |
William |
Think: A Biography of the Watsons and IBM |
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Smiley |
Jane |
The Man Who Invented the Computer: The Biography of John Atanasoff, Digital Pioneer |
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Toole |
Betty Alexandra |
Ada: The Enchantress of Numbers - Prophet of the Computer Age |
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Van Dormael |
Armand
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Heinz Nixdorf: A German Computer Pioneer |
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Wallace |
James |
Hard Drive: Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire |
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Zachary |
G. Pascal |
Endless Frontier: Vannevar Bush, Engineer of the American Century |
External Email - Exercise Caution
On 3 Sep 2020, at 12:31, Troy Astarte <Troy.Astarte@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.
Best,
Troy Astarte
School of ComputingNewcastle University