13680. HISTORY OF COMPUTERS. Traces the history of modern computing machinery from William Babbage's efforts to build an "analytical engine" in the early 19th Century, through the development of analog computers in the early 20th Century and the silicon revolution and the evolution of digital computing. Explores public attitudes and concerns regarding computers, examines new computer applications, and looks at the implications for the future. 14 pages, 12 footnotes, 7 bibliographic sources.