发明计算机的人
The Man Who Invented the Computer
Jane Smiley · 初版 2010 年
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出自我们最负盛名的作家之一，一部数字时代的“大卫与歌利亚”式传记。1930年代末的一个夜晚，在伊利诺伊州与爱荷华州交界处的一家酒吧里，爱荷华州立大学物理学教授 John Vincent Atanasoff 在实验室经历了一整天繁琐乏味的数学计算后突然灵光一闪：二进制与电子开关，配合旋转鼓轮上用于存储的电容器阵列，可以造出一台计算机，从而减轻他和其他同样不堪重负的科学家的负担。随后他返回并
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顺着类似的思路，我刚读完 Jane Smiley 写的《The Man Who Invented the Computer》。它主要讲述的是 John Atanasoff，但也涵盖了早期计算机发展史上的其他重要人物，比如图灵、楚泽、Mauchly、Eckert、冯·诺依曼……刚出版，不过很值得买……
In a similar vein I just finished reading "the man who invented the computer" by Jane Smiley. It's mainly about John Atanasoff but it includes other important figures of early computer development such as Turing, Zuse, Mauchly,Eckert, Von Neumann... Just came but worth buying…
这是我的书单（大部分书都不是 2013 年出版的）：1. Jane Smiley 著《The Man Who Invented the Computer: The Biography of John Atanasoff》 2. Charlie Stross 著《Halting State》 3. Julian Barnes 著《Levels of Life》 4. Sean Carroll 著《The Particle At The End Of The Universe》 5. ……著《Churchill's Bomb》……
This is my list(Most of these books aren't from 2013): 1. The Man Who Invented the Computer: The Biography of John Atanasoff by Jane Smiley 2. Halting State by Charlie Stross 3. Levels of Life by Julian Barnes 4. The Particle At The End Of The Universe by Sean Carrol 5. Churchil Bomb by…
在《The Man Who Invented the Computer: The Biography of John Atanasoff》一书中，关于 Mauchly 有很多有趣的讨论
There's a lot of interesting discussion on Mauchly in The Man Who Invented the Computer: The Biography of John Atanasoff
这让我想起我刚读过的一本书《The Man Who Invented the Computer: The Biography of John Atanasoff, Digital Pioneer》。在 Atanasoff 和设计 ENIAC 的那帮人之间也发生过类似的事。这导致了 70 年代一场巨大的法律诉讼，当时 Honeywell 和 CDC 正在互掐……
This reminds me a little of a book I just read "The Man Who Invented the Computer: The Biography of John Atanasoff, Digital Pioneer" A similar thing happened between Atanasoff and the guys who designed ENIAC. It led to a huge court battle in the 70s where Honywell & CDC were fighting…