Histories of Computing

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By Sean Mahoney *67

Published Jan. 21, 2016

(Harvard University Press) This book is a collection of 13 of the late Mahoney’s essays and papers. Mahoney was a historian of science, who was among the first to delve into the understanding of information technology. They span three topics: historiography, software engineering, and theoretical computer science. Mahoney was professor of history and history of science at Princeton University.

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