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==Recommended==

These books are the most important ones for pre-electronic and zeroth/first generation electronic:

* Nicholas Metropolis, J. Howlett, Gian-Carlo Rota, (editors), ''A History of Computing in the Twentieth Century'' (Academic Press, New York, 1980)
* Brian Randell, (editor), ''The Origins of Digital Computers'' (Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1973)

==General==

These are less important (arranged by period/topic):

* Michael R. Williams, ''A History of Computing Technology'', (Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, 1985)

* William Aspray, ''John von Neumann and the Origins of Modern Computing'', (MIT Press, Cambridge, 1990)
* Herman H. Goldstine, ''The Computer from Pascal to Von Neumann'' (Princeton University Press, 1972)

* B. V. Bowden, (editor), ''Faster than Thought'', (Pitman, 1975)
* Simon H. Lavington, ''Early British Computers: The Story of Vintage Computers and The People Who Built Them'' (Manchester University Press, 1980)
* Simon H. Lavington, ''A History of Manchester Computers'', (National Computer Center, Manchester, 1975)

* M. D. Fagen (editor), ''National Service in War and Peace (1925-1975)'', Volume II of ''A History of Engineering and Science in the Bell System'' (Bell Telephone Laboratories, 1978)
* David M. Yates, ''Turing's Legacy: A History of Computing at the National Physical Laboratory, 1945-1995'' (Science Museum, London, 1997)
* Arthur L. Norberg, Judy E. O'Neill, Kerry J. Freedman, ''Transforming Computer Technology: Information Processing for the Pentagon, 1962-1986'' (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1996)
* Adele Goldberg, ''History of Personal Workstations'' (Addison Wesley Professional, Boston, 1988) Also covers some early machines, e.g. the [[LINC]]

==Specific topics==

These cover specific computers/companies:

* B. E. Carpenter, R. W. Doran, ''A. M. Turing's ACE Report of 1946 and Other Papers'', (MIT Press, Cambridge, 1986) 

* Emerson W. Pugh, ''Memories That Shaped an Industry: Decisions Leading to IBM System/360'' (MIT Press, Cambridge, 1984)
* Charles J. Bashe, Lyle R. Johnson, John H. Palmer, Emerson W. Pugh, ''IBM's Early Computers'' (MIT Press, Cambridge, 1986)
* Emerson W. Pugh, Lyle R. Johnson, John H. Palmer, ''IBM's 360 and Early 370 Systems'' (MIT Press, Cambridge, 1991)

* C. Gordon Bell, J. Craig Mudge, John E. McNamara, ''Computer Engineering: A DEC View of Hardware Systems Design'' (Digital, 1979)

* Werner Buchholz (editor), ''Planning a Computer System: Project Stretch'' (Mcgraw-Hill, New York, 1962)
* Jim E. Thornton, ''Design of A Computer: The Control Data 6600'' (Scott, Foresman, Glenview, 1970)

==Biographies - individuals==

Relevant biographies:

* Andrew Hodges, ''Alan Turing: The Enigma'' (Simon and Schuster, New York, 1983) The definitive bio of him; although there are a couple of later ones which include some recently-released classified info which wasn't in this one, they are short and poorly sourced, so this is still the preferred one.
* Maurice Wilkes, ''Memoirs of a Computer Pioneer'' (MIT Press, Cambridge, 1985)
* Herman Lukoff, ''From Dits to Bits: A Personal History of the Electronic Computer'' (Robotics, Portland, 1979)
* David E. Lundstrom, ''A Few Good Men from Univac'' (MIT Press, Cambridge, 1987)

==Biographies - group==

* Gareth Ashurst, ''Pioneers of Computing'' (Frederick Muller, London, 1983)
* David Ritchie, ''The Computer Pioneers: The Making of the Modern Computer'' (Simon and Schuster, New York, 1986)

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