The Closed World: Computers & the Politics of Discourse in Cold War America by Paul N. Edwards, ISBN 0262550288
The Closed World offers a radical alternative to the canonical histories of computers and cognitive science. Arguing that we can make sense of computers as tools only when we simultaneously grasp their roles as metaphors and political icons, Paul Edwards shows how Cold War social and cultural contexts shaped emerging computer technology - and were transformed, in turn, by information machines. The Closed World explores three apparently disparate histories - the history of American global power, the history of computing machines, and the history of subjectivity in science and culture - through the lens of the American political imagination. In the process, it reveals intimate links among the military projects of the Cold War, the evolution of digital computers, and the origins of cybernetics, cognitive psychology, and artificial intelligence.
High Tech Heretic: Why Computers Don't Belong in the Classroom by Clifford Stoll, ISBN 0385489765
The cry for and against computers in the classroom is a topic of concern to parents, educators, and communities everywhere. Now, from a Silicon Valley hero and bestselling technology writer comes a pointed critique of the hype surrounding computers and their real benefits, especially in education. In High-Tech Heretic, Clifford Stoll questions the relentless drumbeat for "computer literacy" by educators and the computer industry, particularly since most people just use computers for word processing and games--and computers become outmoded or obsolete much sooner than new textbooks or a good teacher.
As one who loves computers as much as he disdains the inflated promises made on their behalf, Stoll offers a commonsense look at how we can make a technological world better suited for people, instead of making people better suited to using machines.
High Tech Heretic: Why Computers Don't Belong in the Classroom by Clifford Stoll, ISBN 0385489765 
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Computers and the Environment: Understanding and Managing Their Impacts
Personal computers have made life convenient in many ways, but what about their impacts on the environment due to production, use and disposal? Manufacturing computers requires prodigious quantities of fossil fuels, toxic chemicals and water. Rapid improvements in performance mean we often buy a new machine every 1-3 years, which adds up to mountains of waste computers. How should societies respond to manage these environmental impacts?
This volume addresses the environmental impacts and management of computers through a set of analyses on issues ranging from environmental assessment, technologies for recycling, consumer behaviour, strategies of computer manufacturing firms, and government policies. One conclusion is that extending the lifespan of computers (e.g. through reselling) is an environmentally and economically effective strategy that deserves more attention from governments, firms and the general public.
Computers and the Environment: Understanding and Managing Their Impacts
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Discovering Computers: Fundamentals
This fourth edition, from the Shelly Cashman Series, covers the same breadth, but with less depth as Discovering Computers 2008: Complete. This title is ideal for a short course on computer concepts or in application software courses. With the Shelly Cashman Series' project-oriented, step-by-step pedagogy, and full-color screenshots, this book includes new exercises, and tools on the Online Companion. Updated for currency, students will learn the latest trends in technology and computer concepts.
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The A to Z of Classic Computer Games
Do you remember what it was like when computers were new? When they seemed mysterious and even exciting? If you have ever had a magical gaming moment?on a home computer or in an arcade?then The A to Z of Classic Computer Games is the book for you! Prepare to download a diverse and highly entertaining plethora of computational nostalgia that includes sections on: ? The Computers ? Looking back at the systems of yore from 'Acorn' to the 'ZX Spectrum'. ? The Games ? All the most important and best-remembered titles (or perhaps, not remembered, such as 'Metagalactic Llamas Battle at the Edge of Time') will be lovingly recalled. ? The Arcades ? The best games, the most frightening kids and the rules of engagement. ? The Paraphernalia ? Joysticks, tape boxes, manuals, characters, TV ads, magazines and loads of other ancillary ephemera.
The A to Z of Classic Computer Games
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Communication and Computers
Communication and Computers examines the inventions and innovators responsible for the greatest historical advances in the exchange of information. From the written word to photography to modern wireless communication, this book provides an insightful look at how technology has changed the ways in which people share information with each other. Enhancing the engaging narrative are illustrations, as well as a timeline, glossary, further reading list, and index. Chapters include The Written Word, The Printed Page, Long-Distance Communication, The Spoken Word, Recording Sound, Photography, Moving Pictures, The First Computers, Modern Computers, and Communication Revolution.
Communication and Computers
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Computers and the Environment: Understanding and Managing Their Impacts
Personal computers have made life convenient in many ways, but what about their impacts on the environment due to production, use and disposal? Manufacturing computers requires prodigious quantities of fossil fuels, toxic chemicals and water. Rapid improvements in performance mean we often buy a new machine every 1-3 years, which adds up to mountains of waste computers. How should societies respond to manage these environmental impacts?
This volume addresses the environmental impacts and management of computers through a set of analyses on issues ranging from environmental assessment, technologies for recycling, consumer behaviour, strategies of computer manufacturing firms, and government policies. One conclusion is that extending the lifespan of computers (e.g. through reselling) is an environmentally and economically effective strategy that deserves more attention from governments, firms and the general public.
Computers and the Environment: Understanding and Managing Their Impacts
Computers > Computers and the Environment: Understanding and Managing Their Impacts
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