Prophets of computing : visions of society transformed by computing /

"This book examines thirteen countries, based on source material in ten different languages -- the effort of an international team of scholars. In addition to analyses of debates, political changes, and popular speculations, we also show a wide range of pictorial representations of 'the fu...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Lente, Dick van (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	[New York, New York] : Association for Computing Machinery; [2022]
Edition:	First Edition.
Series:	ACM books ; #50.
Subjects:	Computer science > History. Computers and civilization. Computers > Social aspects. Information technology > Social aspects.

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Summary:	"This book examines thirteen countries, based on source material in ten different languages -- the effort of an international team of scholars. In addition to analyses of debates, political changes, and popular speculations, we also show a wide range of pictorial representations of 'the future with computers'"--Page 4, cover.
Item Description:	Includes author's biographies.
Physical Description:	xviii, 537 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Also available online.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 475-518) and index (pages [521]-537).
ISBN:	9781450398176 1450398170
ISSN:	2374-6769 ;