From Sand to Circuits - And Other Inquiries

Practicality is in evidence some two centuries later not only in a device, a then-uncommon steam heating system installed in Harvard's first library building, but also in the title held by its devisor, Daniel Treadwell, Rumford Professor of Applications of Science to the Useful Arts. Though lengthy by modern standards, Professor Treadwell's title conveys the essence of this modest volume's intent. The periodical from which this collection of articles is drawn professes its purpose to be 'to inform its readers about information technology developments and services as they relate to Harvard University.'

Zusammenfassung

This book includes articles covering the origin and development of semiconductor technology, the microprocessor, telephony, xerography, electronic typesetting, videodisc technology, computer graphics, artificial intelligence, and robotics. It also discusses the impact of information technology on the university and in the educational process.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: John J. Simon
• Mitarbeit: John J. Simon (Herausgeber), Simon John J. (Herausgeber), John J. Simon Jr (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: University Presses
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 18.03.1987
• EAN: 9780674325753
• ISBN: 978-0-674-32575-3
• Gewicht: 454 g
• Illustration: 15 halftones, 40 line illustrations
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Technik > Elektronik, Elektrotechnik, Nachrichtentechnik; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Wirtschaft; COMPUTERS / General, Computing & Information Technology, Computing and Information Technology