The Digital Hand: How Computers Changed the Work of American Manufacturing, Transportation, and Retail Industries
- ISBN-10
- 0195165888
- ISBN-13
- 9780195165883
- Series
- The Digital Hand
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 494
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press on Demand
- Author
- James W. Cortada
Description
This text provides a historical perspective on how some of the most important American industries used computing over the past half century, describing their experience, their best practices, and the role of industries and technologies in changing the nature of American work.
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