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From Baker Street to Binary: An Introduction to Computers and Computer Programming
From Baker Street to Binary An Introduction to Computers and Computer Programming
Author: Henry F. Ledgard, Patrick E. McQuaid, Andrew Singer
Suppose the legendary Sherlock Holmes had had a computer to help solve his cases. That is the premise of the stories in From Baker Street to Binary, a remarkable blend of fiction and instruction. — In fact, the forerunner of the computer, the Analytic Engine, was designed by Charles Babbage in the mid-1880's, the era of Sherlock Holmes. It is thi...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780070369832
ISBN-10: 0070369836
Publication Date: 6/1983
Pages: 277
Edition: 1st McGraw-Hill ed
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Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill Osborne Media
Book Type: Paperback
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