LEADER 03690nam 2200565 450 001 9910260612203321 005 20221206093335.0 010 $a0-262-06095-7 035 $a(CKB)2670000000263706 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000937661 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11501934 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000937661 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10876764 035 $a(PQKB)10774554 035 $a(CaBNVSL)mat06276820 035 $a(IDAMS)0b000064818c1f18 035 $a(IEEE)6276820 035 $a(WaSeSS)Ind00065823 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6243301 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000263706 100 $a20151223d1985 uy 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe Information technology revolution /$fedited and introduced by Tom Forester 205 $aFirst MIT Press edition. 210 1$aCambridge, Massachusetts :$cMIT Press,$d1985. 210 2$a[Piscataqay, New Jersey] :$cIEEE Xplore,$d[1985] 215 $a1 PDF (xvii, 674 pages) $cillustrations 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-262-29112-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographies and index. 330 $a"If the automobile and airplane business had developed like the computer business, a Rolls Royce would cost $2.75 and would run for 3 million miles on one gallon of gas. And a Boeing 767 would cost just $500 and would circle the globe in 20 minutes on five gallons of gas." Tom Forester's comparison points up the dramatic reduction in the cost of computing and this collection of essays he has assembled unfolds the equally dramatic changes that the revolution in electronics, computing, and telecommunications has brought about in the way we live and work-and maybe even think.The Information Technology Revolution emphasizes actual case studies and much of the material has been written by computer engineers in the front line of technological change. Extensive chapters deal with the revolution in telecommunications, artificial intelligence and the "fifth generation" of supercomputers, the rise of the personal computer and the use of information technology in schools, factories, offices, banks, shops, and hospitals.Among the social issues discussed are computer crime, privacy, the impact of new technology on women, the Third World, 'smart' weapons, and the future of work itself. A final section of the book assesses the extent to which this revolution is transforming Western society.The Information Technology Revolution is a sequel to Forester's edited collection The Microelectronics Revolution (MIT Press paperback, 1980). It contains entirely new material published between 1980 and 1984. Chapters are presented as in the earlier book: an introductory article is usually followed by either detailed case studies or pieces that explore some of the issues in greater depth - a format particularly useful for teaching purposes. Comprehensive guides to further reading follow each chapter.Tom Forester is a free-lance journalist living in England. He has contributed numerous articles to New Society, The Times, The Guardian, The Sunday Times, New Statesman, and Labour Weekly. 606 $aComputers and civilization 606 $aComputers 606 $aInformation technology 615 0$aComputers and civilization. 615 0$aComputers. 615 0$aInformation technology. 676 $a303.4834 701 $aForester$b Tom$078072 801 0$bCaBNVSL 801 1$bCaBNVSL 801 2$bCaBNVSL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910260612203321 996 $aThe Information technology revolution$92787189 997 $aUNINA