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History of Computers

by Introbooks Team ...

Narrated by Tracy Tupman ...

Unabridged

42 min

Since the time human beings took birth on the earth, tremendous changes have been observed in all phases of life. One such aspect was the phase of the technology itself. Technology has advanced itself beautifully and has made the work of humans easier. Like for instance, earlier people used to keep track of all the readings in the journal in handwritten format, but now there are many different ... Read more

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Since the time human beings took birth on the earth, tremendous changes have been observed in all phases of life. One such aspect was the phase of the technology itself. Technology has advanced itself beautifully and has made the work of humans easier. Like for instance, earlier people used to keep track of all the readings in the journal in handwritten format, but now there are many different
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Fallout. Хроники создания легендарной саги

by Эрван Лафлериэль ...

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Series series Легендарные компьютерные игры
Unabridged

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От хаоса Пустошей к великой игре! Мир Fallout — это смесь ретро-футуризма и постапокалипсиса, где время и радиация неспешно пожирают следы человеческих мечтаний о счастливом будущем. Идеи, заложенные в игру, пришлись по вкусу миллионам геймеров. Fallout постоянно развивается и меняется, и выход каждой новой части становится громким событием в игровой индустрии. Эта книга приглашает вас заглянуть ... Read more

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От хаоса Пустошей к великой игре! Мир Fallout — это смесь ретро-футуризма и постапокалипсиса, где время и радиация неспешно пожирают следы человеческих мечтаний о счастливом будущем. Идеи, заложенные в игру, пришлись по вкусу миллионам геймеров. Fallout постоянно развивается и меняется, и выход каждой новой части становится громким событием в игровой индустрии. Эта книга приглашает вас заглянуть
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Perfect Enough

Carly Fiorina and the Transformation of the Legendary HP Company

by George Anders ...

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10 hours 41 min

In this bestselling work of investigative journalism, Pulitzer Prize winner George Anders presents a behind-the-scenes account of a struggle that rocked Wall Street and stunned the computer industry.When Carly Fiorina took command of Hewlett-Packard in 1999, she was venturing further than any woman previously had into traditional men’s territory. Leading the opposition against her daring plan to ... Read more

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In this bestselling work of investigative journalism, Pulitzer Prize winner George Anders presents a behind-the-scenes account of a struggle that rocked Wall Street and stunned the computer industry.When Carly Fiorina took command of Hewlett-Packard in 1999, she was venturing further than any woman previously had into traditional men’s territory. Leading the opposition against her daring plan to
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The Apple II Age

How the Computer Became Personal

by Laine Nooney ...

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Unabridged

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Skip the iPhone, the iPod, and the Macintosh. If you want to understand how Apple Inc. became an industry behemoth, look no further than the 1977 Apple II. Designed by the engineer Steve Wozniak and hustled into the marketplace by his Apple cofounder Steve Jobs, the Apple II became one of the most prominent personal computers of this dawning industry.The Apple II was a versatile piece of hardware, ... Read more

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Skip the iPhone, the iPod, and the Macintosh. If you want to understand how Apple Inc. became an industry behemoth, look no further than the 1977 Apple II. Designed by the engineer Steve Wozniak and hustled into the marketplace by his Apple cofounder Steve Jobs, the Apple II became one of the most prominent personal computers of this dawning industry.The Apple II was a versatile piece of hardware,
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IBM: The Rise and Fall and Reinvention of a Global Icon (History of Computing)

by James W. Cortada ...

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26 hours 55 min

A former IBM employee offers an authoritative history of the successes and failures of one of the most influential American companies of the last century.For decades, IBM shaped the way the world did business. IBM products were in every large organization, and IBM corporate culture established a management style that was imitated by companies around the globe. It was “Big Blue”—an icon. And yet ... Read more

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A former IBM employee offers an authoritative history of the successes and failures of one of the most influential American companies of the last century.For decades, IBM shaped the way the world did business. IBM products were in every large organization, and IBM corporate culture established a management style that was imitated by companies around the globe. It was “Big Blue”—an icon. And yet
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From 1960 to 2060 The History Of The Internet, Bits and Bobs, and Beyond

by Gustavo Morale ...

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2 hours 38 min

Embark on an enlightening journey through the digital age with Gustavo Morale's "The History of the Internet, bits and bobs and beyond." Born under the vibrant skies of São Paulo, Brazil, in 1981, Gustavo, affectionately known as Gut, has lived parallel to the rapid evolution of the Internet. This book is his first, blending a deep-rooted fascination with digital technology with personal anecdotes ... Read more

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Embark on an enlightening journey through the digital age with Gustavo Morale's "The History of the Internet, bits and bobs and beyond." Born under the vibrant skies of São Paulo, Brazil, in 1981, Gustavo, affectionately known as Gut, has lived parallel to the rapid evolution of the Internet. This book is his first, blending a deep-rooted fascination with digital technology with personal anecdotes
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ENIAC

The Triumphs and Tragedies of the World’s First Computer

by Scott McCartney ...

Narrated by Adams Morgan ...

Unabridged

6 hours 19 min

The true father of the modern computer was not John von Neumann, as he is generally credited. That honor belongs to the two men, John Mauchly and Presper Eckert, who built the world's first programmable computer: the legendary ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer).Their three-year race to create the ENIAC is a compelling tale of brilliance and misfortune that has never been told ... Read more

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The true father of the modern computer was not John von Neumann, as he is generally credited. That honor belongs to the two men, John Mauchly and Presper Eckert, who built the world's first programmable computer: the legendary ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer).Their three-year race to create the ENIAC is a compelling tale of brilliance and misfortune that has never been told
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The Man Who Knew Too Much

Alan Turing and the Invention of the Computer

by David Leavitt ...

Narrated by Richard Powers ...

Series series The Great Discoveries Series
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9 hours 15 min

A "skillful, literate" (New York Times Book Review) biography of the persecuted genius who helped create the modern computerTo solve one of the great mathematical problems of his day, Alan Turing proposed an imaginary computer. Then, attempting to break a Nazi code during World War II, he successfully designed and built one, thus ensuring the Allied victory. Turing became a champion of artificial ... Read more

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A "skillful, literate" (New York Times Book Review) biography of the persecuted genius who helped create the modern computerTo solve one of the great mathematical problems of his day, Alan Turing proposed an imaginary computer. Then, attempting to break a Nazi code during World War II, he successfully designed and built one, thus ensuring the Allied victory. Turing became a champion of artificial
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Silicon Gold Rush

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by Karen Southwick ...

Narrated by Sneha Mathan ...

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8 hours 7 min

A hotbed of activity for farsighted thinkers and determined doers, the high-technology industry has given rise to a pioneering group of entrepreneurs and executives that is not only behind today’s most innovative technological advances, but at the forefront of a dynamic new movement in business.Armed with groundbreaking management approaches, the members of this visionary group are changing the ... Read more

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A hotbed of activity for farsighted thinkers and determined doers, the high-technology industry has given rise to a pioneering group of entrepreneurs and executives that is not only behind today’s most innovative technological advances, but at the forefront of a dynamic new movement in business.Armed with groundbreaking management approaches, the members of this visionary group are changing the
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Keep Calm and Log On

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by Gillian "Gus" Andrews ...

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10 hours 19 min

Feeling overwhelmed by an avalanche of online content? Anxious about identity theft? Unsettled by the proliferation of fake news? Welcome to the digital revolution. Wait—wasn't the digital revolution supposed to make our lives better? It was going to be fun and put the world at our fingertips. What happened? Keep Calm and Log On is a survival handbook that will help you achieve online mindfulness ... Read more

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Feeling overwhelmed by an avalanche of online content? Anxious about identity theft? Unsettled by the proliferation of fake news? Welcome to the digital revolution. Wait—wasn't the digital revolution supposed to make our lives better? It was going to be fun and put the world at our fingertips. What happened? Keep Calm and Log On is a survival handbook that will help you achieve online mindfulness
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Microsoft First Generation

The Success Secrets of the Visionaries Who Launched a Technology Empire

by Cheryl Tsang ...

Narrated by Mary Woods ...

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7 hours 6 min

This is a story with all the ingredients of a modern legend, representing nothing less than the proverbial American Dream—writ extra-large. It is a story of hard work, brilliance, and extraordinary commitment, featuring the story’s original cast members, who could not possibly have foreseen the unprecedented success that awaited them: the forging of a technology empire that would change the world ... Read more

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This is a story with all the ingredients of a modern legend, representing nothing less than the proverbial American Dream—writ extra-large. It is a story of hard work, brilliance, and extraordinary commitment, featuring the story’s original cast members, who could not possibly have foreseen the unprecedented success that awaited them: the forging of a technology empire that would change the world
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The Friendly Orange Glow

The Untold Story of the PLATO System and the Dawn of Cyberculture

by Brian Dear ...

Narrated by George Newbern ...

Unabridged

21 hours 6 min

At a time when Steve Jobs was only a teenager and Mark Zuckerberg wasn’t even born, a group of visionary engineers and designers—some of them only high school students—in the late 1960s and 1970s created a computer system called PLATO, which was light-years ahead in experimenting with how people would learn, engage, communicate, and play through connected computers. Not only did PLATO engineers ... Read more

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At a time when Steve Jobs was only a teenager and Mark Zuckerberg wasn’t even born, a group of visionary engineers and designers—some of them only high school students—in the late 1960s and 1970s created a computer system called PLATO, which was light-years ahead in experimenting with how people would learn, engage, communicate, and play through connected computers. Not only did PLATO engineers
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Hijacking Bitcoin

The Hidden History of BTC

by Roger Ver ...

Narrated by Steve Patterson ...

Unabridged

7 hours 38 min

Bitcoin was promised to be a liberating technology, a free market alternative to state-controlled money. But that promise was broken after a small group of insiders took over the project and fundamentally changed Bitcoin's design.Few people know the true history of Bitcoin and its original design due to years of heavy censorship, social media engineering, and tight information controls online. ... Read more

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Bitcoin was promised to be a liberating technology, a free market alternative to state-controlled money. But that promise was broken after a small group of insiders took over the project and fundamentally changed Bitcoin's design.Few people know the true history of Bitcoin and its original design due to years of heavy censorship, social media engineering, and tight information controls online.
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The Technological Republic

Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the Future of the West

by Alexander C. Karp, Nicholas W. Zamiska ...

Narrated by Nicholas W. Zamiska ...

Unabridged

6 hours 50 min

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • “A cri de coeur that takes aim at the tech industry for abandoning its history of helping America and its allies.”—The Wall Street JournalFrom the Palantir co-founder, one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2025, and his deputy, a critically-acclaimed and sweeping indictment of the West’s culture of complacency, arguing ... Read more

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INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • “A cri de coeur that takes aim at the tech industry for abandoning its history of helping America and its allies.”—The Wall Street JournalFrom the Palantir co-founder, one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2025, and his deputy, a critically-acclaimed and sweeping indictment of the West’s culture of complacency, arguing
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The ASML Way. Inside the Power Struggle over the Most Complex Machine on Earth

by Marc Hijink ...

Narrated by Ryan Faulkner-Hogg ...

Unabridged

10 hours 52 min

Without ASML, the world would be a different place. Based in the quiet Dutch town of Veldhoven, this offshoot of Philips Electronics designs the gigantic and extremely complex machines that produce increasingly advanced computer chips. It's Europe's most valuable tech company: ninety percent of the world's chips are manufactured using ASML machines, powering our phones, cars, and the AI revolution ... Read more

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Without ASML, the world would be a different place. Based in the quiet Dutch town of Veldhoven, this offshoot of Philips Electronics designs the gigantic and extremely complex machines that produce increasingly advanced computer chips. It's Europe's most valuable tech company: ninety percent of the world's chips are manufactured using ASML machines, powering our phones, cars, and the AI revolution
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Thinking Machine

The Story of Artificial Intelligence

by David West ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Maxwell G ...

Unabridged

1 hour 58 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Thinking Machine: The Story of Artificial IntelligenceWhat happens when machines start to think — or at least seem to? Thinking Machine takes you on a gripping journey through the history of artificial intelligence, from Alan Turing’s wartime codebreaking breakthroughs to the rise of ChatGPT and beyond.Explore the pioneers who dared to ask: Can ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Thinking Machine: The Story of Artificial IntelligenceWhat happens when machines start to think — or at least seem to? Thinking Machine takes you on a gripping journey through the history of artificial intelligence, from Alan Turing’s wartime codebreaking breakthroughs to the rise of ChatGPT and beyond.Explore the pioneers who dared to ask: Can
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Fall of Man in Wilmslow

by David Lagercrantz ...

Narrated by Andrew Wincott ...

Unabridged

14 hours 9 min

June 8, 1954. Alan Turing, the visionary mathematician, is found dead at his home in sleepy Wilmslow, dispatched by a poisoned apple.Taking the case, Detective Constable Leonard Corell quickly learns Turing is a convicted homosexual. Confident it's a suicide, he is nonetheless confounded by official secrecy over Turing's war record. What is more, Turing's sexuality appears to be causing alarm ... Read more

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June 8, 1954. Alan Turing, the visionary mathematician, is found dead at his home in sleepy Wilmslow, dispatched by a poisoned apple.Taking the case, Detective Constable Leonard Corell quickly learns Turing is a convicted homosexual. Confident it's a suicide, he is nonetheless confounded by official secrecy over Turing's war record. What is more, Turing's sexuality appears to be causing alarm
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Breaking Through Bytes

Women Shaping the Digital World

by Kelly Vero ...

Narrated by Ruth Urquhart ...

Unabridged

10 hours 19 min

Breaking Through Bytes celebrates the indomitable spirit of women who redefined technology. The book provides vivid portraits of eighteen female pioneers who cracked the digital code, women who dared to question, create and conquer, describing the evolution of technology through an inspiring lens.The book spans millennia, tracing the impact of trailblazing women in technology. In early chapters, ... Read more

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Breaking Through Bytes celebrates the indomitable spirit of women who redefined technology. The book provides vivid portraits of eighteen female pioneers who cracked the digital code, women who dared to question, create and conquer, describing the evolution of technology through an inspiring lens.The book spans millennia, tracing the impact of trailblazing women in technology. In early chapters,
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The Soul of A New Machine

by Tracy Kidder ...

Narrated by Ben Sullivan ...

Unabridged

9 hours 3 min

Tracy Kidder's "riveting" (Washington Post) story of one company's efforts to bring a new microcomputer to market won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and has become essential reading for understanding the history of the American tech industry.Computers have changed since 1981, when The Soul of a New Machine first examined the culture of the computer revolution. What has not ... Read more

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Tracy Kidder's "riveting" (Washington Post) story of one company's efforts to bring a new microcomputer to market won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and has become essential reading for understanding the history of the American tech industry.Computers have changed since 1981, when The Soul of a New Machine first examined the culture of the computer revolution. What has not
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Analogia

The Emergence of Technology Beyond Programmable Control

by George Dyson ...

Narrated by Donald Corren ...

Unabridged

9 hours 42 min

Named one of WIRED**’s "The Best Pop Culture That Got Us Through 2020"**In Analogia**, technology historian George Dyson presents a startling look back at the analog age and life before the digital revolution—and an unsettling vision of what comes next.**In 1716, the philosopher and mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz spent eight days taking the cure with Peter the Great at Bad Pyrmont... ... Read more

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Named one of WIRED**’s "The Best Pop Culture That Got Us Through 2020"**In Analogia**, technology historian George Dyson presents a startling look back at the analog age and life before the digital revolution—and an unsettling vision of what comes next.**In 1716, the philosopher and mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz spent eight days taking the cure with Peter the Great at Bad Pyrmont...
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The Ultimate Video Game Quiz

600 Questions from Pong to the present day

by Jack Goldstein ...

Narrated by J.D. Kelly ...

Unabridged

1 hour 40 min

Join quizmaster J.D. Kelly and find out who can rightfully wear the crown as the king or queen of video game trivia.Sure, maybe you’re unbeatable at FIFA or you’ve mastered super cancel on Pro Evo. Perhaps you’ve clocked up more headshots in Call of Duty or Battlefield than most people have had hot dinners, or you hold the world record speed run for a level in Rayman Legends… but just how well do ... Read more

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Join quizmaster J.D. Kelly and find out who can rightfully wear the crown as the king or queen of video game trivia.Sure, maybe you’re unbeatable at FIFA or you’ve mastered super cancel on Pro Evo. Perhaps you’ve clocked up more headshots in Call of Duty or Battlefield than most people have had hot dinners, or you hold the world record speed run for a level in Rayman Legends… but just how well do
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Androids

The Team that Built the Android Operating System

by Chet Haase ...

Narrated by Chet Haase ...

Unabridged

10 hours 26 min

The fascinating inside story of how the Android operating system came to be.In 2004, Android was two people who wanted to build camera software but couldn't get investors interested. Today, Android is a large team at Google, delivering an operating system (including camera software) to over 3 billion devices worldwide. This is the inside story, told by the people who made it happen.Androids: The ... Read more

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The fascinating inside story of how the Android operating system came to be.In 2004, Android was two people who wanted to build camera software but couldn't get investors interested. Today, Android is a large team at Google, delivering an operating system (including camera software) to over 3 billion devices worldwide. This is the inside story, told by the people who made it happen.Androids: The
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Theory of Computation

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Narrated by Andrea Giordani ...

Unabridged

40 min

Theory of computation is seen as a branch of both theoretical computer science and modern mathematics (however, it also contains some concepts from pure mathematics). Theory of computation shows how one can effectively solve a problem using a computational model. A number of computational models are described in theory of computation. Algorithm is most common format of computational model. ... Read more

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Theory of computation is seen as a branch of both theoretical computer science and modern mathematics (however, it also contains some concepts from pure mathematics). Theory of computation shows how one can effectively solve a problem using a computational model. A number of computational models are described in theory of computation. Algorithm is most common format of computational model.
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History of Engineering

by Introbooks Team ...

Narrated by Tracy Tupman ...

Unabridged

44 min

The idea of engineering has been present since prehistoric times when humans started shaping important creations like lever, wheel and pulley. Every invention is reliable with the contemporary explanation of engineering manipulating basic principles of mechanics to develop useful tools and objects.The word engineering has been derived from the term engineer and dates back to around recently 1325 ... Read more

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The idea of engineering has been present since prehistoric times when humans started shaping important creations like lever, wheel and pulley. Every invention is reliable with the contemporary explanation of engineering manipulating basic principles of mechanics to develop useful tools and objects.The word engineering has been derived from the term engineer and dates back to around recently 1325
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History of Computers

Fallout. Хроники создания легендарной саги

Perfect Enough

The Apple II Age

IBM: The Rise and Fall and Reinvention of a Global Icon (History of Computing)

From 1960 to 2060 The History Of The Internet, Bits and Bobs, and Beyond

ENIAC

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Silicon Gold Rush

Keep Calm and Log On

Microsoft First Generation

The Friendly Orange Glow

Hijacking Bitcoin

The Technological Republic

Focus

Thinking Machine

Fall of Man in Wilmslow

Breaking Through Bytes

The Soul of A New Machine

Analogia

The Ultimate Video Game Quiz

Androids

Theory of Computation

History of Engineering