Konrad Zuse's Early Computers: The Quest for the Computer in Germany by Raúl Rojas (review).
"Konrad Zuse's Early Computers: The Quest for the Computer in Germany" by Raúl Rojas is a comprehensive exploration of the German engineer's pioneering work in computer development from 1936 to 1945. The book delves into Zuse's role in the global race to build computers in the 1930s and '40s, his pr...
| Published in: | Technology & Culture Vol. 66; no. 1; pp. 296 - 299 |
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Johns Hopkins University Press
Jan2025
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