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tablet computer: References & Edit History

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  • Erik Gregersen
    Erik Gregersen is a senior editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica, specializing in the physical sciences and technology. Before joining Britannica in 2007, he worked at the University of Chicago Press on the Astrophysical Journal. Prior to that, he worked at McMaster University on the ODIN radio astronomy satellite project. 

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: Computer Hope - Tablet computer history. Dec 06, 2024
Add new Web site: International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development - Tablet Computers. Oct 09, 2024
Add new Web site: CORE - A bitter pill to swallow: the rise and fall of the tablet computer. Jun 07, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - An introduction to tablet PCs. Sep 15, 2023
Add new Web site: Carnegie Mellon University - School of Computer Science - The Use of Tablet PCs in Early Mathematics Education. Aug 03, 2023
Add new Web site: American Academy of Family Physicians - An Introduction to Tablet PCs. Jun 09, 2023
Add new Web site: Lifewire - What Is a Tablet? Mar 11, 2020
Add new Web site: ThoughtCo. - The History of Tablet Compters. Jan 12, 2018
Added discussion of smaller tablets, phablets, and the peak and decline in tablet sales. Dec 07, 2017
Add new Web site: Computer Hope - Tablet computer history. May 27, 2016
Add new Web site: Computer History Museum - Yesterday’s Tomorrows: The Origins of The Tablet. May 27, 2016
Media added. May 12, 2016
New article added. Oct 07, 2011
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