Calculating a natural world [[electronic resource] ] : scientists, engineers, and computers during the rise of U.S. cold war research / / Atsushi Akera
| Calculating a natural world [[electronic resource] ] : scientists, engineers, and computers during the rise of U.S. cold war research / / Atsushi Akera |
| Autore | Akera Atsushi |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (440 p.) |
| Disciplina | 004/.0973 |
| Collana | Inside technology |
| Soggetto topico |
Electronic data processing - United States - History
Computers - United States - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-09851-9
0-262-26689-X 9786612098512 1-4294-7719-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452138003321 |
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| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2007 | ||
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Calculating a natural world : scientists, engineers, and computers during the rise of U.S. cold war research / / Atsushi Akera
| Calculating a natural world : scientists, engineers, and computers during the rise of U.S. cold war research / / Atsushi Akera |
| Autore | Akera Atsushi |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (440 p.) |
| Disciplina | 004/.0973 |
| Collana | Inside technology |
| Soggetto topico |
Electronic data processing - United States - History
Computers - United States - History |
| Soggetto non controllato | SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General |
| ISBN |
1-282-09851-9
0-262-26689-X 9786612098512 1-4294-7719-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777796503321 |
Akera Atsushi
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| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2007 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Calculating a natural world : scientists, engineers, and computers during the rise of U.S. cold war research / / Atsushi Akera
| Calculating a natural world : scientists, engineers, and computers during the rise of U.S. cold war research / / Atsushi Akera |
| Autore | Akera Atsushi |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (440 p.) |
| Disciplina | 004/.0973 |
| Collana | Inside technology |
| Soggetto topico |
Electronic data processing - United States - History
Computers - United States - History |
| ISBN |
9786612098512
9781282098510 1282098519 9780262266895 026226689X 9781429477192 1429477199 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 An Ecology of Knowledge: Technical and Institutional Developments in Computing, 1900-1945 -- 2 Biography and the Circulation of Knowledge: John Mauchly and the Origins of Electronic Computing -- 3 From Ecology to Network: John von Neumann and Postwar Negotiations over Computer-Development Research -- 4 Knowledge and Organization: Redefining Computer-Development Research at the National Bureau of Standards -- 5 Research and Rhetoric: Jay Forrester and Federal Sponsorship of Academic Research -- 6 Institutions and Border Crossings: Cuthbert Hurd and His Applied Science Field Men -- 7 Voluntarism and Occupational Identity: The IBM Users' Group, Share -- 8 Research and Education: The Academic Computing Centers at MIT and the University of Michigan -- 9 Discipline and Service: Research on Computer Time Sharing at MIT and the University of Michigan -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- List of Books -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910963748603321 |
Akera Atsushi
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| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2007 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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