A Bibliographic Guide to the History of Computer Applications, 1950–1990

Covering over 40 industries and dozens of applications, this is the first bibliography on the history of computer applications. After an introductory essay on the history of applications, the volume is divided into two time periods and includes over 1,600 entries, arranged by application and industry. Users will find sections on such fields as higher education, manufacturing, law enforcement, accounting, space travel, ATMs, artificial intelligence, banking, and trucking. Entries are annotated to describe their content and, when appropriate, their historical significance.

Compiled by a historian for other historians and economists, the bibliography draws on the entire spectrum of contemporary and historical literature: books, user's guides, trade journals, industry publications, technology and scholarly magazines and journals, and newsletters, including both American and European sources. As the author of several books on information processing and a member of the IBM Corporation, Cortada is in a good position to pick the historically significant literature for inclusion in this bibliography.

List of contents

Preface
Introduction: Issues in the History of Computer Applications
Applications, 1950-1965
Applications, 1966-1990
Author Index
Subject Index

About the author

JAMES W. CORTADA is Senior Marketin Programs Administrator for the IBM Corporation.

Product details

• Authors: James Cortada, Cortada James W.
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.01.1996
• EAN: 9780313298769
• ISBN: 978-0-313-29876-9
• No. of pages: 304
• Weight: 680 g
• Series: Bibliographies and Indexes in Science and Technology
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Technology, COMPUTERS / Computer Science, REFERENCE / Bibliographies & Indexes, COMPUTERS / History, computer science, c 1960 to c 1970, c 1950 to c 1959, History of engineering & technology, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1960 to c 1969, c 1970 to c 1980, C 1980 To C 1990, c 1980 to c 1989, C 1945 To C 1960, Bibliographies, catalogues, History of Computing, digital and information technologies