A People’s History of Computing in the United States
| Author | : Joy Lisi Rankin |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 290 |
| Release | : 2018-10-22 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780674988514 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0674988515 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (14 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 2018-10-22 with total page 290 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.
