James W. Cortada

Gebundenes Buch

A Bibliographic Guide to the History of Computer Applications, 1950âEUR"1990

Beschreibung

Covering 40 industries and many applications, this bibliography documents the history of computer applications. The volume includes over 1600 entries, arranged by application and industry. Sections such as higher education, artificial intelligence and space travel are included.

Autor

James W. Cortada is a Senior Research Fellow at the Charles Babbage Institute at the University of Minnesota-Minneapolis, USA. He holds a Ph.D. in modern history and spent nearly 4 decades working at IBM in various sales, managerial, and research positions. His most recent books include Building Blocks of Society: History, Information Ecosystems, and Infrastructures (Rowman & Littlefield, 2021), with William Aspray, Authenticity: Understanding Misinformation Through the Study of Heritage Tourism (Rowman & Littlefield, 2022), Birth of Modern Facts: How the Information Revolution Transformed Academic Research. Governments, and Businesses (Rowman & Littlefield, 2023), and Today's Facts: Understanding the Current Evolution of Information (Rowman & Littlefield, 2025).

Produktdetails

• Bibliographies and Indexes in Science and Technology
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Januar 1996
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 600g
• ISBN-13: 9780313298769
• ISBN-10: 0313298769
• Artikelnr.: 21163487