How Long to Read The Ordinary Man's Guide to the History of Information Technology

How Long Does it Take to Read The Ordinary Man's Guide to the History of Information Technology?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 44 minutes to read The Ordinary Man's Guide to the History of Information Technology by Lawrence H. Hardy

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In this book, I chronicle the history of the digital computer from its humble beginnings as an art form for the cave man and conclude with a discussion of complications facing the use of DNA and the atom as an information source. Along the way, my journey takes me through the ancient societies of Mesopotamia, Greece, and Rome where I examine analog computers as well as ancient counting devices. Eventually my study reaches the beginnings of the mechanical age towards the end of the Renaissance and plods its way through the Industrial Revolution. Subjects covered in this book addition to computers are electricity, integrated circuits, and the necessity of writing, numbers, and its symbiotic relationship with money. Some of the inventors discussed are T. J. Watson, William Gates, Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, Charles Xavier Thomas, Charles Babbage, Vannevar Bush, Frank Steven Baldwin, William Seward Burroughs, Herman Hollerith, and the brothers Hubert and William Hopkins. It is an insightful journey through time. The amateur historians will covet this book as a starting point of exploration. It is the perfect companion for those interested in computer science or its history. Other prominent personalities mentioned herein that influenced technological trends: James Patterson, Mark Dean, Dorr E. Felt, and Lewis Latimer. I have also included a discussion about African American inventors in both the 19th century and the 20th, what they contributed to the birth of the computer and computer networking, however small

How long is The Ordinary Man's Guide to the History of Information Technology?

The Ordinary Man's Guide to the History of Information Technology by Lawrence H. Hardy is 336 pages long, and a total of 86,016 words.

This makes it 113% the length of the average book. It also has 105% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Ordinary Man's Guide to the History of Information Technology Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 50 minutes to read The Ordinary Man's Guide to the History of Information Technology aloud.

What Reading Level is The Ordinary Man's Guide to the History of Information Technology?

The Ordinary Man's Guide to the History of Information Technology is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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