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The computer boys take over : computers, programmers, and the politics of technical expertise /

"This book provides the most holistic approach to the history of the development of programming and computer systems so far written. By embedding this history in a sociological and political context, Ensmenger has added hugely to our understanding of how the world of computing and its work prac...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ensmenger, Nathan, 1972-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2010.
Colección:History of computing.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: computer revolutionaries
  • The black art of programming
  • Chess players, music lovers, and mathematicians
  • Tower of Babel
  • The rise of computer science
  • The Cosa Nostra of the data processing industry
  • The professionalization of programming
  • Engineering a solution
  • Conclusion: visible technicians.