The History of Computing Mistakes
How Failed Inventions Shaped Technology

About this book:

From the humming gears of Babbage’s unfinished Difference Engine to the fiery glitches that grounded the Boeing 737 MAX, *The History of Computing Mistakes* turns every spectacular flop into a riveting lesson in why we innovate the way we do today. Each chapter peels back the myth of inevitable progress, revealing how missed deadlines, misjudged markets, and outright blunders planted the seeds for the computers, satellites, and smartphones we now rely on.

Discover the human drama behind infamous failures—Therac‑25’s deadly code, the Y2K panic that swept the globe, Google Glass’s social misstep, and the meteoric rise and fall of Theranos—while seeing how engineers, entrepreneurs, and regulators learned, adapted, and sometimes stumbled forward. Whether you’re a tech enthusiast, a budding entrepreneur, or a history buff, this book offers a gripping, eye‑opening tour of the missteps that quietly built our digital world—proving that the best way to predict the future is to study the mistakes of the past.