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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Atsushi Akera |
| ISBN: | 0262012316 9780262012317 |
| OCLC Number: | 68417002 |
| Description: | ix, 427 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | An ecology of knowledge: technical and institutional developments in computing, 1900-1945 -- Biography and the circulation of knowledge: John Mauchly and the origins of electronic computing -- From ecology to network: John von Neumann and postwar negotiations over computer-development research -- Knowledge and organization: redefining computer-development research at the national bureau of standards -- Research and rhetoric: Jay Forrester and federal sponsorship of academic research -- Institutions and border crossings: Cuthbert Hurd and his applied science field men -- Voluntarism and occupational identity: the IBM users' group, share -- Research and education: the academic computing centers at MIT and the University of Michigan -- Discipline and service: research on computer time sharing at MIT and the University of Michigan. |
| Series Title: | Inside technology |
| Responsibility: | Atsushi Akera. |
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