| Description |
xii, 380 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-361) and index. |
| Contents |
The information age in historical perspective: introduction / Alfred D. Chandler Jr. -- Early American origins of the information age / Richard D. Brown -- Recasting the information infrastructure for the industrial age / Richard R. John -- Business use of information and technology during the industrial age / JoAnne Yates -- The threshold of the information age: radio, television, and motion pictures mobilize the nation / Margaret Graham -- Progenitors of the information age: the development of chips and computers / James W. Cortada -- Information technology management since 1960 / Richard L. Nolan -- Computers in U.S. households since 1977 / Lee S. Sproull -- The information age: continuities and differences / Alfred D. Chandler Jr., James W. Cortada. |
| Subject |
Information technology -- United States -- History.
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| Added Author |
Chandler, Alfred D. (Alfred Dupont), 1918-2007.
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Cortada, James W.
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| ISBN |
0195127013 alkaline paper |
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0195128141 paperback |
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