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Autore |
Akera Atsushi |
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Titolo |
Calculating a natural world [[electronic resource] ] : scientists, engineers, and computers during the rise of U.S. cold war research / / Atsushi Akera |
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Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-09851-9 |
0-262-26689-X |
9786612098512 |
1-4294-7719-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (440 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Electronic data processing - United States - History |
Computers - United States - History |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [399]-412) and index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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How the complex interplay of academic, commercial, and military interests produced an intense period of scientific discovery and technological innovation in computing during the Cold War. |
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