Computing through the Ages
From Bones to Binary
Published on 1. January 2024
80 pages
979-8-7656-1944-5 (ISBN)
Description
Every civilization throughout history needed one thing to trade, build, and farm: math. Explore the many unique computing systems created by ancient civilizations and how they developed into the numbers and equations we use today.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Minneapolis
United States
Publishing group
Lerner Publishing Group
Target group
Young adult
US School Grade: From Sixth Grade to Twelfth Grade, Reading Age: From 12 to 14 years, Interest Age: From 11 to 18 years
Illustrations
Glossary; Bibliography; Index; Maps; Illustrations, color
File size
6,63 MB
ISBN-13
979-8-7656-1944-5 (9798765619445)
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Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Copyright Information
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter One Computing Basics
- Chapter Two The Ancient Middle East
- Chapter Three Ancient Egypt
- Chapter Four Ancient India
- Chapter Five Ancient China
- Chapter Six The Ancient Americas
- Chapter Seven Ancient Greece
- Chapter Eight Ancient Rome
- Conclusion After the Ancients
- Timeline
- Glossary
- Source Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Further Reading
- Index
- About the Authors
- Photo Acknowledgments
- Back Cover
