The Invention of the Computer

by Lucy Beevor

Overview

Explore the history and development of the computer and find out how a computer works. Learn about the inventors who helped influence the invention of the computer.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496641380
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	05/01/2019
Series:	World-Changing Inventions
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	5 MB
Age Range:	8 - 10 Years

About the Author

Lucy Beevor is an experienced editor and children's author. She has worked on hundreds of titles during her career – ranging from sharks to superheroes and everything in between! – and is the author of several nonfiction books for leading children's publishers in both the United States and UK. She was longlisted for the UK School Library Association's Information Book Award 2019 and edited the winner of the People’s Book Prize 2012.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Man versus Machine 4

Chapter 2 Before Computers 6

Chapter 3 Inventors 8

Chapter 4 The Computer Changes 14

Chapter 5 How Computers Work 22

Chapter 6 Computers Today 24

Timeline 29

Glossary 30

Critical Thinking Questions 31

Read More 31

Internet Sites 32

Index 32

Interviews

Supports Next Generation Science Standards and Social Studies curricula in Texas and Florida

Editorial Reviews

04/01/2018
Gr 3–5—This succinct but comprehensive series introduces the histories of groundbreaking inventions. In Airplane, readers learn the history of flight from Leonardo da Vinci's flying machine to modern jets; Computer traces the evolution of the machine from its humble beginnings as an abacus to modern laptops. In each volume, technical information is provided, which will greatly enhance readers' understanding of the magnitude of the achievements. The images, a mix of photos and diagrams, are of good quality and often demonstrate the concepts explained in the text, rather than merely depicting them. VERDICT History meets STEM in these thorough volumes. A fine addition to most collections.

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