Teaching a course next semester that's blandly titled Current Topics In Computing. No book, just what's happening right that very moment in technology, its applications, how it impacts society, business, etc. I decided to kick it off--and maybe end--with material from James Burke's Connections series.
His fourth episode, Faith in Numbers, is particularly fitting: how the Black Death and linen underwear gave us the computer. The book is a fun read, BTW, but will not be required reading of course...
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