The digital hand
how computers changed the work of American manufacturing, transportation, and retail industries
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Author
Publication
2004 - Oxford University Press, Oxford, England
Language
English
Word Count
123,500 words, Guess
Page Count
494 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL15585180M
- ISBN-100195165888
- OCLC Control Number52377455
- OCLC Control Number70686351
- OCLC Control Numberdigitalhandhowco00cort_776
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- Library of Congress Control Number2003012107
- Goodreads3041303
- LibraryThing1807866
Classifications
- LCCHC110.A9 C655 2004
Alternate Titles
- How computers changed the work of American manufacturing, transportation, and retail industries
Description
Preface 1. Arrival of Digital Technologies and Their Applications2. Digitizing the American Economy3. Presence and Role of Manufacturing Industries in the American Economy4. Business Patterns and Digital Applications in the Transformation of Manufacturing Industries5. Patterns and Practices in Three Traditional Manufacturing Industries: Automotive, Steel and Aerospace6. Patterns and Practices in Three Process Industries: Petroleum, Chemical, and Pharmaceuticals7. Business Practices and Digital Applications in Information Age Manufacturing Industries: Semiconductors, Hard Drives, and Software8. Business Practices and Digital Applications in the Transformation of Transportation Industries: Trains and Trucks9. Presence of Wholesale and Retail Industries in the American Economy...
First Sentence
Americans injected digital technology into their national economy in massive quantities during the second half of the twentieth century.
Description
"In The Digital Hand, James W. Cortada combines detailed analysis with narrative history to provide a broad overview of computing's role in sixteen industries, accounting for nearly half of the U.S. economy. Beginning in 1950, when commercial applications of digital technology began to appear, Cortada examines the ways different industries adopted new technologies, as well as the ways their innovative applications influenced other industries and the U.S. economy. In addition to this account of computers' impact on industry, Cortada also demonstrates how industries themselves influenced the nature of digital technology."--BOOK JACKET.
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