Publisher's Synopsis
A brief story of computing tells the events that occurred to develop the symbiotic relationship we have with computers. This story approaches four fundamental points: digital paradigm, which is the binary language on which computer science is based; the convergence of different technological systems with individual contexts that combined originate computing (it narrates the scientific development for the creation of the first computers); the relationship between technological innovation and the history of humankind, and what links us nowadays with computers.