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  • 1
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    B C, before computers : on information technology from writing to the age of digital data (2020)
    Cambridge, UK : Open Book Publishers
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    b3kat_BV047072087
    Format: 1 Online-Ressource (156 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9781800640313 , 9781800641044 , 9781800641051 , 9781800641068 , 9781800640306 , 1800640307 , 1800640315 , 1800641044 , 1800641052 , 1800641060
    Content: The idea that the digital age has revolutionized our day-to-day experience of the world is nothing new, and has been amply recognized by cultural historians. In contrast, Stephen Robertson's BC: Before Computers is a work which questions the idea that the mid-twentieth century saw a single moment of rupture. It is about all the things that we had to learn, invent, and understand - all the ways we had to evolve our thinking - before we could enter the information technology revolution of the second half of the twentieth century. Its focus ranges from the beginnings of data processing, right bac
    Note: Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Prologue -- 1 In the beginning ... -- 2 Sending messages: the post -- 3 Sending messages: electricity -- 4 Spreading the word -- 5 More about the alphabet -- 6 Organising information -- 7 Picture and sound -- 8 On physics and physiology -- 9 On perspective-and music -- 10 Calculation -- 11 Data processing -- 12 Ciphers -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- List of illustrations -- Index of topics -- Index of names -- Blank Page
    Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe, hardback ISBN 978-1-80064-030-6
    Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe, paperback ISBN 978-1-80064-029-0
    Language: English
    Keywords: Digitale Daten ; Informationstechnik ; Electronic books
    DOI: 10.11647/OBP.0225
    URL: Volltext  (kostenfrei)
    URL: Volltext  (kostenfrei)
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    URL: Cover
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    Author information: Robertson, S. E. 1946-
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    Stabi Berlin
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    B C, Before Computers : On Information Technology from Writing to the Age of Digital Data (2020)
    [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : Open Book Publishers
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    gbv_177847196X
    Format: 1 Online-Ressource (170 p.)
    ISBN: 9781800640306 , 9781800641044 , 9781800641051 , 9781800641068
    Content: "The idea that the digital age has revolutionized our day-to-day experience of the world is nothing new, and has been amply recognized by cultural historians. In contrast, Stephen Robertson’s BC: Before Computers is a work which questions the idea that the mid-twentieth century saw a single moment of rupture. It is about all the things that we had to learn, invent, and understand – all the ways we had to evolve our thinking – before we could enter the information technology revolution of the second half of the twentieth century. Its focus ranges from the beginnings of data processing, right back to such originary forms of human technology as the development of writing systems, gathering a whole history of revolutionary moments in the development of information technologies into a single, although not linear narrative. Treading the line between philosophy and technical history, Robertson draws on his extensive technical knowledge to produce a text which is both thought-provoking and accessible to a wide range of readers. The book is wide in scope, exploring the development of technologies in such diverse areas as cryptography, visual art and music, and the postal system. Through all this, it does not simply aim to tell the story of computer developments but to show that those developments rely on a long history of humans creating technologies for increasingly sophisticated methods of manipulating information. Through a clear structure and engaging style, it brings together a wealth of informative and conceptual explorations into the history of human technologies, and avoids assumptions about any prior knowledge on the part of the reader. As such, it has the potential to be of interest to the expert and the general reader alike."
    Note: English
    Language: English
    URL: kostenfrei
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    Stabi Berlin
    UB Potsdam
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    B C, Before Computers : On Information Technology from Writing to the Age of Digital Data (2020)
    Cambridge, UK :OpenBook Publishers,
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    kobvindex_HPB1202297871
    Format: 1 online resource (156 pages) : , illustrations (some color)
    ISBN: 1800640315 , 9781800641044 , 1800641044 , 9781800641051 , 1800641052 , 9781800641068 , 1800641060 , 9781800640313 , 1800640307 , 9781800640306
    Content: The idea that the digital age has revolutionized our day-to-day experience of the world is nothing new, and has been amply recognized by cultural historians. In contrast, Stephen Robertson's BC: Before Computers is a work which questions the idea that the mid-twentieth century saw a single moment of rupture. It is about all the things that we had to learn, invent, and understand - all the ways we had to evolve our thinking - before we could enter the information technology revolution of the second half of the twentieth century. Its focus ranges from the beginnings of data processing, right bac.
    Note: Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Prologue -- 1 In the beginning... -- 2 Sending messages: the post -- 3 Sending messages: electricity -- 4 Spreading the word -- 5 More about the alphabet -- 6 Organising information -- 7 Picture and sound -- 8 On physics and physiology -- 9 On perspective-and music -- 10 Calculation -- 11 Data processing -- 12 Ciphers -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- List of illustrations -- Index of topics -- Index of names -- Blank Page
    Additional Edition: Print version: 9781800640306
    Additional Edition: Print version: 9781800640290
    Language: English
    Keywords: Electronic books. ; Electronic books. ; History.
    URL: https://www.openbookpublishers.com/product/1232
    URL: http://public.eblib.com/choice/PublicFullRecord.aspx?p=6379907
    URL: EBSCOhost
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    HPol Brandenburg
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    B C, Before Computers : On Information Technology from Writing to the Age of Digital Data (2020)
    Cambridge : Open Book Publishers
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    kobvindex_INTEBC6379907
    Format: 1 online resource (173 pages)
    ISBN: 9781800640313
    Content: The idea that the digital age has revolutionized our day-to-day experience of the world is nothing new, and has been amply recognized by cultural historians. In contrast, Stephen Robertson's BC: Before Computers is a work which questions the idea that the mid-twentieth century saw a single moment of rupture. It is about all the things that we had to learn, invent, and understand - all the ways we had to evolve our thinking - before we could enter the information technology revolution of the second half of the twentieth century. Its focus ranges from the beginnings of data processing, right back to such originary forms of human technology as the development of writing systems, gathering a whole history of revolutionary moments in the development of information technologies into a single, although not linear narrative
    Note: Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Prologue -- 1 In the beginning... -- 2 Sending messages: the post -- 3 Sending messages: electricity -- 4 Spreading the word -- 5 More about the alphabet -- 6 Organising information -- 7 Picture and sound -- 8 On physics and physiology -- 9 On perspective-and music -- 10 Calculation -- 11 Data processing -- 12 Ciphers -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- List of illustrations -- Index of topics -- Index of names -- Blank Page
    Additional Edition: Print version Robertson, Stephen B C, Before Computers Cambridge : Open Book Publishers,c2020 ISBN 9781800640306
    Language: English
    Keywords: Electronic books.
    URL: FULL  ((Currently Only Available on Campus))
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    Berlin International
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