Knowing how to program a computer is good for you, and it’s a shame more people don’t learn to do it. For years now, that’s been a hugely popular stance. It’s led to educational initiatives as ...

Writing about music, a famous, impossible-to-properly-attribute saying goes, is like dancing about architecture. In 2010, anyone who dares write a book about computers runs the risk of facing a ...

Good computer books are worth their weight in gold, because the online help in most applications leaves a lot to be desired. Unfortunately, while millions are spent programming software, considerably ...

C. 2500 BCE: Sumerian abacus -- c. 700 BC: Scytale -- c. 150: Antikythera mechanism -- c. 60: Programmable robot -- c. 850: "On Deciphering Cryptographic Messages" -- c. 1470: Cipher disk -- 1613: ...

Sharon Weinberger is the author of The Imagineers of War: The Untold Story of DARPA, the Pentagon Agency That Changed the World. The Mysterious Affair at Olivetti: IBM, the CIA, and the Cold War ...

Preparing for competitive exams is never easy irrespective of your area of study. You need to plan your schedule well and have good books to study and revise well. “Computer” has been an important ...

Feeling a bit lost during the summer after her first year in grad school, Patricia Fancher spent a few weeks couch surfing in New York City. One afternoon in a museum, she was struck by an exhibit by ...

The Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) has published a list of approved Curriculum Support Materials for Grade ...

Sprawling, ambitious science fiction stories have been part of Janelle Monáe’s music since the beginning of their career. Their debut EP, Metropolis, and their first two albums, The ArchAndroid and ...