Metropolis, N., J. Howlett, and Gian-Carlo Rota, A History of Computing in the Twentieth Century, Academic Press, 1980. https://www.amazon.com/History-Computing-Twentieth-Nicholas-... (https://www.amazon.com/History-Computing-Twentieth-Nicholas-Metropolis/dp/0124916503) This is based on papers presented at a 1976 conference by many of the original pioneers.
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