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| International Standard Book Number |
9781800640313 |
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(pdf) |
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9781800641044 |
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(epub) |
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9781800641051 |
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9781800641068 |
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9781800640290 (Paperback) |
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9781800640306 (Hardback) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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StSaUL |
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eng |
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rda |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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Robertson, Stephen, |
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author. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
BC, before computers |
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[electronic resource] : |
| Remainder of title |
on information technology from writing to the age of digital data / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Stephen Robertson. |
| 246 3# - VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
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B C, before computers |
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| Title proper/short title |
Before computers |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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Open Book Publishers, |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
1 online resource (170 pages) : |
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19 colour illustrations. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Available through Open Book Publishers. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliography (pages 145-146) and indexes. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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Acknowledgements -- Prologue / Stephen Robertson -- 1. In the beginning... / Stephen Robertson -- 2. Sending messages: the post / Stephen Robertson -- 3. Sending messages: electricity / Stephen Robertson -- 4. Spreading the word / Stephen Robertson -- 5. More about the alphabet / Stephen Robertson -- 6. Organising information / Stephen Robertson -- 7. Picture and sound / Stephen Robertson -- 8. On physics and physiology / Stephen Robertson -- 9. On perspective-and music / Stephen Robertson -- 10. Calculation / Stephen Robertson -- 11. Data processing / Stephen Robertson -- 12. Ciphers / Stephen Robertson -- Epilogue / Stephen Robertson -- Bibliography -- List of illustrations -- Index of topics -- Index of names. |
| 506 ## - RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS NOTE |
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| Terms governing access |
Open access resource providing free access. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
"The idea that the digital age has revolutionized our day-to-day experience of the world is nothing new, and has been amply recognized by cultural historians. In contrast, Stephen Robertson's BC: Before Computers is a work which questions the idea that the mid-twentieth century saw a single moment of rupture. It is about all the things that we had to learn, invent, and understand - all the ways we had to evolve our thinking - before we could enter the information technology revolution of the second half of the twentieth century. Its focus ranges from the beginnings of data processing, right back to such originary forms of human technology as the development of writing systems, gathering a whole history of revolutionary moments in the development of information technologies into a single, although not linear narrative. Treading the line between philosophy and technical history, Robertson draws on his extensive technical knowledge to produce a text which is both thought-provoking and accessible to a wide range of readers. The book is wide in scope, exploring the development of technologies in such diverse areas as cryptography, visual art and music, and the postal system. Through all this, it does not simply aim to tell the story of computer developments but to show that those developments rely on a long history of humans creating technologies for increasingly sophisticated methods of manipulating information. Through a clear structure and engaging style, it brings together a wealth of informative and conceptual explorations into the history of human technologies, and avoids assumptions about any prior knowledge on the part of the reader. As such the expert and the general reader alike will find it of interest."--Publisher's website. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| 540 ## - TERMS GOVERNING USE AND REPRODUCTION NOTE |
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| Terms governing use and reproduction |
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0). For more detailed information consult the publisher's website. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Communication |
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Technological innovations |
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History. |
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Information technology |
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History. |
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Mass media |
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Technological innovations |
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History. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Writing |
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History. |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME |
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Open Book Publishers, |
| Relator term |
publisher. |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="http://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0225">http://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0225</a> |
| Public note |
Connect to e-book |
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<a href="http://www.openbookpublishers.com/shopimages/products/cover/1232 ">http://www.openbookpublishers.com/shopimages/products/cover/1232 </a> |
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Connect to cover image |
