Modern marvels. Thinking machines : the creation of the computer / executive producer, Bob Jaffe ; written and produced by Donald Sellers ; created by Bruce Nash ; History channel executive producers, Charlie Maday, Gerald W. Abrams ; Jaffe Productions ; Hearst Entertainment Television in association with the History Channel.
Traces the history of the computer from Charles Babbage's Victorian counting machine to the desktop models of the 1990s.
Uniform Title: | Modern marvels (Television program)
Modern marvels. Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials. |
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Language: | English |
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Soundtrack in English. |
Published: |
New York :
A & E Home Video : Distributed by New Video Group,
[2005], ©2005.
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Edition: | Standard format. |
Series: | Modern marvels.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials. |
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Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (approximately 50 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
Variant Title: |
Thinking machines, the creation of the computer.
Creation of the computer. |
Format: | Video DVD |
Summary: |
Traces the history of the computer from Charles Babbage's Victorian counting machine to the desktop models of the 1990s. |
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Note: | Originally produced as an episode of the television program Modern marvels in 1995. Videorecording. |
Call Number: | CN6 D0059215 VideoDVD |
ISBN: | 0767084934 9780767084932 |
Credits: | Edited by Robert Potter, Greg Clausen. |
System Details: | DVD; regin 1, NTSC; full frame presentation; Dolby digital stereo. |
Participant or Performer: |
Narrated by Earl Boen. |