The Computer in the United StatesThis book studies how a technological innovation -- in this case the computer -- progresses from its origin as an idea in someone's mind to its eventual manifestation as a useable and marketable consumer product. |
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The Computer in the United States: From Laboratory to Market, 1930 to 1960 James W. Cortada No preview available - 1993 |
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