The Computer Boys Take Over
Computers, Programmers, and the Politics of Technical Expertise
$70.86
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
17 August 2012
Summary
The contentious history of the computer programmers who developed the software that made the computer revolution possible.This is a book about the computer revolution of the mid-twentieth century and the people who made it possible. Unlike most histories of computing, it is not a book about machines, inventors, or entrepreneurs. Instead, it tells the story of the vast but largely anonymous legions of computer specialists—programmers, systems analysts, and other software developers—who transfo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262517966 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262517965 |
| Author: | Nathan L. Ensmenger |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 17 August 2012 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 17mm |
| Series: | History of Computing |
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…Ensmenger has crafted an orderly and well organized argument that the dynamics of managing computer firms have often been as complex as the subject matter itself… In this important way, The Computer Boys Take Over is learned, well-documented with citations, and often humorous—with numerous period cartoons and company advertisements that nicely support the text. Such a study of computing’s early and arguably most important years, is long overdue.—High Tech History blog
About The Author
Nathan L. Ensmenger
Nathan Ensmenger is Associate Professor in the School of Informatics and Computing at Indiana University. William Aspray is Bill and Lewis Suit Professor of Information Technologies in the School of Information at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the coeditor of Women and Information Technology: Research on Underrepresentation (2006) and The Internet and American Business (2008), both published by the MIT Press. Thomas J. Misa is ERA-Land Grant Professor of the History of Technology at the University of Minnesota, where he directs the Charles Babbage Institute. His books include Modernity and Technology (coedited with Philip Brey and Andrew Feenberg; MIT Press, 2003).
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