Electric dreams; computers in American culture.(Brief Article)(Book Review) From: SciTech Book News | Date: December 1, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 Book News, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

9780814727409

Electric dreams; computers in American culture.

Friedman, Ted.

New York U. Pr.

2005

275 pages

$22.00

Paperback

QA76.9

Friedman (communication, Georgia State U.) offers a cultural history of the computer, which has evolved so rapidly that oldsters are spinning with the changes while youngsters can't remember a "before." He begins with chapters on the mainframe cultur...

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