This is the first book in English that covers the early era of Nordic computing from the 1950s to the early 1980s. The book deals with many aspects of Nordic computing such as development of early computer hardware, basic software development and compilers, design and implementation of early applications engineering and the organization and development of computer use in education. Another aspect that is described including the Nordic cooperation in terms of conferences and journals as well as the role of computers in social and political life. Paper topics include, among others, lots, themes such as the pioneering era in scientific computing Norway (1948 1962?), IBM's role in pioneering the computer in the Nordic countries, computers and politics, and Algol-Genius as an early success for high-level language. Other topics include the birth of Simula, Scandinavian school of information systems development, and the role of women in the years of Nordic computing pioneer. This book is indispensable for teachers in computing in that give them a renewed perspective on the topics they teach. The book also contains articles written by computer historian who make important conclusions about the decisions made regarding the development of the computer industry in the Nordic countries. Janis Bubenko, Jr.