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Author Steiglitz, Kenneth, 1939- author.

Title The discrete charm of the machine : why the world became digital / Ken Steiglitz.

Publication Info. Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2019]

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 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  621 STEIGLITZ    Check Shelf
Description xvii, 235 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-228) and index.
Contents Part I : A Cenury of Valves -- Part II : Sound and Pictures -- Part III : Computation -- Part IV : Today and Tomorrow.
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.
Subject Digital communications.
Technological innovations.
Digital communications. (OCoLC)fst00893634
Technological innovations. (OCoLC)fst01145002
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Electronics / General.
ISBN 9780691179438 (hardcover)
0691179433 (hardcover)
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