{"product_id":"prophets-of-computing-visions-of-society-transformed-by-computing-hardback-9781450398176","title":"Prophets of Computing; Visions of Society Transformed by Computing (Hardback) 9781450398176","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eProphets of Computing\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eVisions of Society Transformed by Computing\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDick van Lente (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781450398176\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 14 December 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e556 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 19 x 3 cm, 0.527 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen electronic digital computers first appeared after World War II, they appeared as a revolutionary force.\u003c\/b\u003e Business management, the world of work, administrative life, the nation state, and soon enough everyday life were expected to change dramatically with these machines' use. Ever since, diverse prophecies of computing have continually emerged, through to the present day.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs computing spread beyond the US and UK, such prophecies emerged from strikingly different economic, political, and cultural conditions. This volume explores how these expectations differed, assesses unexpected commonalities, and suggests ways to understand the divergences and convergences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book examines thirteen countries, based on source material in ten different languages—the effort of an international team of scholars. In addition to analyses of debates, political changes, and popular speculations, we also show a wide range of pictorial representations of \"the future with computers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","brand":"ACM Books","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52588929679640,"sku":"9781450398176","price":56.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/prophets-of-computing-visions-of-society-transformed-by-computing-hardback-9781450398176","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}