A Chronology of Tech History

by Tom Merritt

Tom Merritt takes you through the development of tech from the era of Edison and light bulbs through the big machines that broke the Enigma code to personal computers, PDAs, smartphones and present day.

Genres: Nonfiction, Technology, Ebooks, History

Kindle Edition

First published October 8, 2012

About the author

Tom Merritt is a technology journalist and broadcaster. Tom has previously worked at TechTV, CNET and TWiT. He currently hosts the Sword and Laser book club podcast, Daily Tech News Show, Current Geek and Cordkillers among others.

photo by Andrew Mager

Reviews

[Robert · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a quick fun read.

More of an anecdotal look at technology through history than detailed information to prevent it from being boring or bogging down.

Merritt has a quick wit and provides a nice consistent pacing through the speeding up changes.

I do wish that because this is an eBook that there was more linking to items for further research. I also think that this sort of thing is perfect for an expanded add on book series. ie Here is what was happening in 2006 in the Tech World that can add directly into this eBook.

[Dave Packard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very fun read... Thanks Tom Merritt!

[Russ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed the book and found it interesting, educational and reminded me of the early days of my work on computers.

[Nathan Campos · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book if you are comfortable reading a chronological list of facts. It can be a bit boring some times, but the author made sure to keep a good pace and filter the information pretty well.

[Robert]

I wrote a review the original time that I read this book.