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The Closed World: Computers and the Politics of Discourse in Cold War America - Inside Technology
Edwards, Paul N. (Professor, University Of Michigan)
This text is an alternative history of computers and cognitive science. How Cold War social and cultural contexts shaped emerging technology is discussed. Beginning with an account of the emergence of global surveillance, the text ends with an account of the cyborg in science fiction.
462 pages, 16
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | August 21, 1997 |
| ISBN13 | 9780262550284 |
| Publishers | MIT Press Ltd |
| Pages | 462 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 227 × 22 mm · 626 g |