The Untold Story of Everything Digital: Bright Boys, Revisited (AK Peters/CRC Recreational Mathematics Series)

The Untold Story of Everything Digital: Bright Boys, Revisited celebrates the 70th anniversary (1949-2019) of the world "going digital" for the very first time—real-time digital computing's genesis story. That genesis story is taken from the 2010 edition of Bright Boys: The Making of Information Technology, 1938-1958 , and substantially expanded upon for this special, anniversary edition. Please join us for the incredible adventure that is The Untold Story of Everything Digital , when a band of misfit engineers, led by MIT's Jay Forrester and Bob Everett, birthed the digital revolution. The bright boys were the first to imagine an electronic landscape of computing machines and digital networks, and the first to blaze its high-tech trails. The Untold Story Of Everything Digital: Bright Boys, Revisited Celebrates The 70th Anniversary (1949-2019) Of The World Going Digital For The Very First Time-real-time Digital Computing's Genesis Story. That Genesis Story Is Taken From The 2010 Edition Of Bright Boys: The Making Of Information Technology-1938-1958, And Substantially Expanded Upon For This Special, Anniversary Edition. Please Join Us For The Incredible Adventure That Is The Untold Story Of Everything Digital, When A Band Of Misfit Engineers, Led By Mit's Jay Forrester And Bob Everett, Birthed The Digital Revolution. The Bright Boys Were The First To Imagine An Electronic Landscape Of Computing Machines And Digital Networks, And The First To Blaze Its High-tech Trails-- By Tom Green. Includes Index. "The Untold Story of Everything Digital: Bright Boys, Revisited celebrates the 70th anniversary (1949-2019) of the world "going digital" for the very first time-real-time digital computing's genesis story. That genesis story is taken from the 2010 edition of Bright Boys: The Making of Information Technology-1938-1958, and substantially expanded upon for this special, anniversary edition. Please join us for the incredible adventure that is The Untold Story of Everything Digital, when a band of misfit engineers, led by MIT's Jay Forrester and Bob Everett, birthed the digital revolution. The bright boys were the first to imagine an electronic landscape of computing machines and digital networks, and the first to blaze its high-tech trails"-- Provided by publisher Cover......Page 1 Half Title......Page 2 Title Page......Page 4 Copyright Page......Page 5 Table of Contents......Page 6 Author’s Note......Page 8 Foreword......Page 10 Author......Page 18 Introduction......Page 20 Chapter One: Terror at the Pentagon Taxi Stand......Page 28 Chapter Two: Jay’s Dilemma......Page 38 Chapter Three: The Whistle Factory......Page 50 Chapter Four: The Buildout......Page 68 Chapter Five: 1949......Page 94 Chapter Six: Island in the Stream......Page 114 Chapter Seven: Into the Great Wide Open......Page 142 Chapter Eight: Voices in the Machine......Page 174 Index......Page 202 Although Bright Boys covers the years 1938 to 1958, the critical time period in making Information Technology’s transformative tool—the electronic digital computer (Whirlwind)—was 1945 to 1949. With the 70th anniversary of the making of that tool coming up in 2019, the new edition of Bright Boys will celebrate that singular event.