Before the Computer IBM, NCR, Burroughs, and Remington Rand and the Industry They Created, 1865-1956 |
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| Author:
| Cortada, James W. |
| Series title: | Princeton Legacy Library |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-63008-3 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2016 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $163.00 |
Book Description:
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Before the Computer fully explores the data processing industry in the United States from its nineteenth-century inception down to the period when the computer became its primary tool. As James Cortada describes what was once called the "office appliance industry," he challenges our view of the digital computer as a revolutionary technology. Cortad
Before the Computer fully explores the data processing industry in the United States from its nineteenth-century inception down to the period when the computer became its primary tool. As James Cortada describes what was once called the "office appliance industry," he challenges our view of the digital computer as a revolutionary technology. Cortad