Calculating a Natural World: Scientists, Engineers, and Computers During the Rise of U.S. Cold War Research (Inside Technology)

By Atsushi Akera

Book Overview

During the Cold War, the field of computing advanced rapidly within a complex institutional context. In Calculating a Natural World, Atsushi Akera describes the complicated interplay of academic,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262512033
• ISBN13: 9780262512039
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 427 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 6.0"