Structuring the information age
life insurance and technology in the twentieth century
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Author
Publication
2004 - Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD
Language
English
Word Count
87,750 words, Guess
Page Count
351 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL22630493M
- ISBN-100801880866
- OCLC Control Number56608222
- Library of Congress Control Number2004022319
- Goodreads671323
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- LibraryThing615414
Classifications
- LCCHG
Description
"Structuring the Information Age provides insight into the largely unexplored evolution of information processing in the commercial sector and the underrated influence of corporate users in shaping the history of modern technology." "JoAnne Yates examines how life insurance firms - where good record keeping and repeated use of massive amounts of data were crucial - adopted and shaped information processing technology through most of the twentieth century. The book analyzes this evolution, beginning with tabulating technology, the most immediate predecessor of the computer, and continuing through the 1970s with early computers."--Jacket.
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