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Author Cortada, James W

Title The digital flood : the diffusion of information technology across the U.S., Europe, and Asia / James W. Cortada
Published New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 789 pages) : illustrations, maps
Summary The history of how computers spread to over 20 nations globally in less than six decades, exploring economic, political, social and technological reasons and consequences. It is based on extensive research into primary and secondary sources, and concludes with a discussion of implications for key players in the globalized economy
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Online title page; viewed December 2, 2013
Subject Electronic digital computers -- History
Electronic digital computers -- Social aspects
Technology transfer.
Electronic digital computers.
Electronic digital computers -- Social aspects.
Technology transfer.
Genre/Form History.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780199980406
0199980403
9780199921553
0199921555