Code

Paperback Edition What do flashlights, the British invasion, black cats, and seesaws have to do with computers? In CODE, they show us the ingenious ways we manipulate language and invent new means of communicating with each other. And through CODE, we see how this ingenuity and our very human compulsion to communicate have driven the technological innovations of the past two centuries. Using everyday objects and familiar language systems such as Braille and Morse code, author Charles Petzold weaves an illuminating narrative for anyone who s ever wondered about the secret inner life of computers and other smart machines. It s a cleverly illustrated and eminently comprehensible story and along the way, you ll discover you ve gained a real context for understanding today s world of PCs, digital media, and the Internet. No matter what your level of technical savvy, CODE will charm you and perhaps even awaken the technophile within.

ISBN 0735611319   Volumes 1 ISBN13 9780735611313 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 522 Publisher Microsoft Press,U.S.   Published in Redmond Imprint Microsoft Press,U.S.   Series title DV-Undefined Format Paperback   Previous ISBN 9780735605053 Publication date 11 Oct 2000   Height (mm) 230 Library of Congress 99040198   Width (mm) 180 DEWEY 794.8   Spine width (mm) 14 DEWEY edition DC21   Academic level General Pages 400

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Electronic Book	£17.99
Paperback	£19.99	1999	Libraries Unlimited