A People’s History of Computing in the United States
Author | : Joy Lisi Rankin |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 337 |
Release | : 2018-10-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674970977 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674970977 |
Rating | : 4/5 (977 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A People’s History of Computing in the United States by : Joy Lisi Rankin
Download or read book A People’s History of Computing in the United States written by Joy Lisi Rankin and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2018-10-08 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does Silicon Valley deserve all the credit for digital creativity and social media? Joy Rankin questions this triumphalism by revisiting a pre-PC time when schools were not the last stop for mature consumer technologies but flourishing sites of innovative collaboration—when users taught computers and visionaries dreamed of networked access for all.