The universal history of numbers : from prehistory to the invention of the computer

PART ONE. Chapter 1: Historical Summary of Arithmetic, Numerical Notation, and Writing Systems. chapter 2: From the Particular to the General: Arithmetic Leads to Algebra. Chapter 3: From Calculation to Calculus. Chapter 4: Binary Arithmetic and Other Non-Decimal Systems. PART TWO. Chapter 5: From Clockwork Calculator to Computer: The History of Automatic Calculation. Chapter 6: What is a Computer? PART TWO. Chapter 7: Information, the New Universal Dimension. Conclusion: Intelligence, Science, and the Future of Mankind. List of Abbreviations. Bibliography. Index.