Prophets of Computing: Visions of Society Transformed by Computing - Brossura

Dick Van Lente (editor)

 
9781450398152: Prophets of Computing: Visions of Society Transformed by Computing
Brossura
ISBN 10: 1450398154 ISBN 13: 9781450398152
Casa editrice: ACM Books, 2022

Sinossi

When electronic digital computers first appeared after World War II, they appeared as a revolutionary force. Business management, the world of work, administrative life, the nation state, and soon enough everyday life were expected to change dramatically with these machines' use. Ever since, diverse prophecies of computing have continually emerged, through to the present day.

As computing spread beyond the US and UK, such prophecies emerged from strikingly different economic, political, and cultural conditions. This volume explores how these expectations differed, assesses unexpected commonalities, and suggests ways to understand the divergences and convergences.

This book examines thirteen countries, based on source material in ten different languages―the effort of an international team of scholars. In addition to analyses of debates, political changes, and popular speculations, we also show a wide range of pictorial representations of "the future with computers.

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Editore
ACM Books
Data di pubblicazione
2022
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
1450398154
ISBN 13 
9781450398152
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
556
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
non disponibile

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9781450398176: Prophets of Computing: Visions of Society Transformed by Computing

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ISBN 10:  1450398170 ISBN 13:  9781450398176
Casa editrice: ACM Books, 2022
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