{"product_id":"the-computer-from-pascal-to-von-neumann","title":"The Computer from Pascal to von Neumann","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1942  Lt. Herman H. Goldstine  a former mathematics professor  was stationed at the Moore School of Electrical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. It was there that he assisted in the creation of the ENIAC  the first electronic digital computer. The ENIAC was operational in 1945  but plans for a new computer were already underway. The principal source of ideas for the new computer was John von Neumann  who became Goldstines chief collaborator. Together they developed EDVAC  successor to ENIAC. After World War II  at the Institute for Advanced Study  they built what was to become the prototype of the present-day computer. Herman Goldstine writes as both historian and scientist in this first examination of the development of computing machinery  from the seventeenth century through the early 1950s. His personal involvement lends a special authenticity to his narrative  as he sprinkles anecdotes and stories liberally through his text.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946766921781,"sku":"ByrdShop_0691081042","price":90.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780691081045.jpg?v=1770398927","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-computer-from-pascal-to-von-neumann","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}