The discrete charm of the machine : why the world became digital /
Explains the genesis of the digital idea and why it transformed civilization, delving into the varied physical and logical reasons behind this radical transformation.
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Princeton University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Princeton : |
Publication Dates: | [2019] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Summary: |
Explains the genesis of the digital idea and why it transformed civilization, delving into the varied physical and logical reasons behind this radical transformation. |
Carrier Form: | xvii, 235 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [221]-228) and index. |
ISBN: |
9780691179438 (hardback : alkaline paper) : 0691179433 (hardback : alkaline paper) |
Index Number: | TK5103 |
CLC: | TN914.3 |
Call Number: | TN914.3/S818 |
Contents: | Part I : A Cenury of Valves -- Part II : Sound and Pictures -- Part III : Computation -- Part IV : Today and Tomorrow. |