Greenwood Publishing Group : A Bibliographic Guide to the History of Computer Applications, 1950-1990

A Bibliographic Guide to the History of Computer Applications, 1950-1990
Series: Bibliographies and Indexes in Science and Technology
Compiled by James W. Cortada

0-313-29876-9/978-0-313-29876-9

Description

Covering over 40 industries and dozens of applications, this is the first bibliography on the history of computer applications. After an introductory essay on the history of applications, the volume is divided into two time periods and includes over 1,600 entries, arranged by application and industry. Users will find sections on such fields as higher education, manufacturing, law enforcement, accounting, space travel, ATMs, artificial intelligence, banking, and trucking. Entries are annotated to describe their content and, when appropriate, their historical significance.

Reviews:

-Cortada's superb bibliography is organized in two periods, 1950-65 and 1966-90. In the 1950s, computers were first being introduced to business and by the early 1960s were going through the first stages of implementation...Historians of computers and technology would find this an excellent research guide. —Choice

-Much has been written on the history of specific computer models and the companies that produced them. This bibliography goes beyond the mechanics of computers and focuses entirely on the history of how computers were used in the United States....[it] is well suited for large public and academic libraries. —ALR

List Price: $138.95 Pages: 304 Publication: 1/30/1996

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