When Information Came of Age - Technologies of Knowledge in Age of Reason Revolution, 1700 1850

Zusatztext impressive and interesting ... the range of reference in the work is impressive! and Headrick's scholarship touches many subjects. Informationen zum Autor Daniel R. Headrick is Professor of Social Science and History at Roosevelt University and author of numerous books on world history, includnig The Invisible Weapon, The Tentacles of Progress, and The Tools of Empire. Klappentext Although the Information Age is often described as a new era! its conceptual roots stretch back to the profound changes that occurred during the Age of Reason and Revolution. When Information Came of Age argues that the key to the present era lies in understanding the systems developed in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries to gather! store! transform! display! and communicate information. Zusammenfassung Although the Information Age is often described as a new era, its conceptual roots stretch back to the profound changes that occurred during the Age of Reason and Revolution. This title argues that the key to the present era lies in understanding the systems developed in the 18th and early 19th centuries to gather and communicate information.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel R. Headrick, Daniel R. (Professor of Social Science a Headrick, Headrick Daniel R.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.01.2001
• EAN: 9780195135978
• ISBN: 978-0-19-513597-8
• No. of pages: 246
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Labour, economic and industrial sociology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, History of engineering and technology, Sociology & anthropology, Impact of science & technology on society, History of engineering & technology, Impact of science and technology on society, Sociology and anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies