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Before the Computer: IBM, NCR, Burroughs, and Remington Rand and the Industry They Created, 1865-1956 - Princeton Legacy Library Revised edition
James W. Cortada
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Before the Computer: IBM, NCR, Burroughs, and Remington Rand and the Industry They Created, 1865-1956 - Princeton Legacy Library Revised edition
James W. Cortada
Before the Computer fully explores the data processing industry in the United States from its nineteenth-century inception down to the period when the computer became its primary tool. As James Cortada describes what was once called the "office appliance industry," he challenges our view of the digital computer as a revolutionary technology. Cortad
402 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | March 8, 2015 |
| ISBN13 | 9780691600109 |
| Publishers | Princeton University Press |
| Pages | 402 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 235 × 21 mm · 539 g |
| Language | English |
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