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Words and power : computers, language, and U.S. Cold War values / Bernadette Longo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Longo, Bernadette, 1949- author.
- Series:
- History of computing (London, England)
- History of computing
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Computer science--United States--History--20th century.
- Computer science.
- Computers--Terminology.
- Computers.
- History.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Dictionaries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer, [2021]
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2021]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. From Hot War to Cold Peace
- 3. Who Will Control Atomic Power
- 4. Sharing Information (or Not) for Computer Development
- 5. Defining Relationships among Computers, People, and Information
- 6. Technology Development Strains Standardization of Human Communication
- 7. Defining Terms and Establishing Priorities
- 8. Establishing the Field of Computer Science.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 4, 2021).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version:
- ISBN:
- 9783030703738
- 3030703738
- Publisher Number:
- 99988144562
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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