Harry Henderson

John Angermeyer

Kate O'Day

If there's a single piece of software nearly every PC user wrestles with, it's MS-DOS. This second edition of "Understanding MS-DOS" gives easy-to-follow explanation for MS-DOS fundamentals to get users up and running. There is advanced material on special topics like using batch files and filters, and complete instructions on using the features of MS-DOS version 4.

Understanding MS-DOS

Praise for the previous edition: "Entries are written with enough clarity and simplicity to appeal to general audiences. The additional readings that end each profile give excellent pointers for more detailed information...Recommended."—Choice "This well-written collection of biographies of the most important contributors to the computer world...is a valuable resource for those interested in the men and women who were instrumental in making the world we live in today. This is a recommended purchase for reference collections."—American Reference Books Annual "...this one is recommended for high-school, public, and undergraduate libraries."—Booklist The significant role that the computer plays in the business world, schools, and homes speaks to the impact it has on our daily lives. While many people are familiar with the Internet, online shopping, and basic computer technology, the scientists who pioneered this digital age are generally less well-known. A to Z of Computer Scientists, Updated Edition features 136 computer pioneers and shows the ways in which these individuals developed their ideas, overcame technical and institutional challenges, collaborated with colleagues, and created products or institutions of lasting importance. The cutting-edge, contemporary entries explore a diverse group of inventors, scientists, entrepreneurs, and visionaries in the computer science field. People covered include: Grace Hopper (1906–1992) Dennis Ritchie (1941–2011) Brian Kernighan (1942–present) Howard Rheingold (1947–present) Bjarne Stroustrup (1950–present) Esther Dyson (1951–present) Silvio Micali (1954–present) Jeff Bezos (1964–present) Pierre Omidyar (1967–present) Jerry Yang (1968–present)

A to Z of Computer Scientists, Updated Edition

When Stanford graduate students Larry Page and Sergey Brin collaborated on the search engine Google, they didn't realize that their invention would soon become so ingrained in Web culture that its name would be used as a verb.

Larry Page and Sergey Brin

Albert Henderson

Of special interest to African-American and American-Indian studies, as well as art, women's, and American history, the narrative opens an abundance of previously unrecognized sources, reinterprets important relationships, names missing works, and corrects the identification of an important portrait. Students of the nineteenth century will find it a cool counterpoint to the bitter rage of Civil War and Reconstruction. Readers familiar with her legendary icons of race may be surprised by her many portraits and her untold moves to Paris and London.

A Narrative Biography

The Indomitable Spirit of Edmonia Lewis

Diane Moser

Recounts the life and career of the American physicist known for his work in particle physics, quantum mechanics, and quantum electrodynamics and the significant role he played in the introduction of the nuclear age.

Quarks, Bombs, and Bongos

Richard Feynman

Profiles ten individuals, including inventors, engineers, and programmers, who have greatly influenced the field of telecommunications, focusing on their contributions and the struggle to promote their ideas.

From Wired Words to Wireless Web

Communications and Broadcasting

Provides an overview of issues related to criminal and antisocial activity that occurs online, including history, terminology, biographical information on important individuals, and a complete annotated bibliography.

Internet Predators

Discusses mathematics and how it plans an intricate part of daily life rather than an isolated science.

Powerful Patterns Into Nature and Society

Mathematics

Profiles more than 100 scientists from around the world who made important contributions to the study of computer science, including Howard Aiken, Steve Case, Steve Jobs, and Ted Nelson.

A to Z of Computer Scientists

Presents an illustrated A-Z encyclopedia containing approximately 600 entries on computer and technology related topics.

Harry Henderson

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