B C, Before Computers
Author | : Stephen Edward Robertson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 2020 |
ISBN-10 | : 1800640315 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781800640313 |
Rating | : 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Download or read book B C, Before Computers written by Stephen Edward Robertson and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The idea that the digital age has revolutionized our day-to-day experience of the world is nothing new, and has been amply recognized by cultural historians. In contrast, Stephen Robertson's BC: Before Computers is a work which questions the idea that the mid-twentieth century saw a single moment of rupture. It is about all the things that we had to learn, invent, and understand - all the ways we had to evolve our thinking - before we could enter the information technology revolution of the second half of the twentieth century. Its focus ranges from the beginnings of data processing, right bac.