Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software
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Main Themes and Ideas
- The history of coding and computing systems
- Basics of the binary numeral system
- Principles of electrical circuits and their connection to computing
- The evolution of the telegraph and its impact on communication development
- Logic gates and their application in computers
- Creation and operation of the simplest computing machines
- Basics of programming and algorithms
- Understanding modern computers through a historical perspective
- The connection between mathematics and computer science
- The role of code in everyday life and technology

Date of publication: 28 February 2025
Last updated: 4 March 2025
———Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software
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Genre: Popular science literature