The Great Soviet calculator hack

Publication Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

10-2018

Abstract

Despite the ubiquity of computers in modern society, the vast majority of today's students never study computer science or computer programming. Those who are exposed to these subjects typically learn low-level skills rather than undertaking any deeper exploration of computational concepts or theory. In earlier decades, a few countries did promote computer education at the national level. In the 1980s, for example, the British government launched a popular and quite successful initiative that brought thousands of BBC Micros into classrooms.

Keywords

Calculators, history, computer education

Discipline

History of Philosophy | Philosophy of Science

Research Areas

Humanities

Publication

IEEE Spectrum

Volume

55

Issue

10

First Page

42

Last Page

47

ISSN

0018-9235

Identifier

10.1109/MSPEC.2018.8482423

Publisher

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Copyright Owner and License

Authors

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1109/MSPEC.2018.8482423

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