The digital flood : diffusion of information technology across the U.S., Europe, and Asia

The history of how computers spread to over 20 nations globally in less than six decades, exploring economic, political, social and technological reasons and consequences. It is based on extensive research into primary and secondary sources, and concludes with a discussion of implications for key pl...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Cortada, James W.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2012.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
The history of how computers spread to over 20 nations globally in less than six decades, exploring economic, political, social and technological reasons and consequences. It is based on extensive research into primary and secondary sources, and concludes with a discussion of implications for key players in the globalized economy.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xix, 789 p.) : ill., maps.
Anmerkungen:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Schlagworte:
Electronic digital computers > History.
Electronic digital computers > Social aspects.
Technology transfer.
Engineering & Applied Sciences
Computer Science
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