Campbell-Kelly and Aspray's academic history of computing, used here for the technical and institutional history of fields, hardware and early systems.
Facts
AuthorMartin Campbell-Kelly and William Aspray
PublisherBasic Books
Publication Year1996
Source TypeAcademic History
Reliability Tier1
Credibility NotesA standard academic history of computing by two historians of technology, widely used in university courses on the subject.
Sources
Computer: A History of the Information Machine
Martin Campbell-Kelly and William Aspray, Basic Books, 1996
Claims Backed By This Source (30 claims)
This source backs 30 claims across the atlas. As facts: 22 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 connected. Plus 5 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Pioneers, 10 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 connected, 2 general references.
- Programming Languages, 6 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
- Sources, 6 claims: 6 well-attested.
- Fields, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
- Systems, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.
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