{"product_id":"too-soon-to-tell-9780470080351","title":"Too Soon To Tell","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on author David A. Grier''s column In Our Time, which runs monthly in Computer magazine, Too Soon To Tell presents a collection of essays skillfully written about the computer age, an era that began February 1946. Examining ideas that are both contemporary and timeless, these chronological essays examine the revolutionary nature of the computer, the relation between machines and human institutions, and the connections between fathers and sons to provide general readers with a picture of a specific technology that attempted to rebuild human institutions in its own image.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This work, a publication of IEEE, one of the premier societies of the IT industry, provides a systematic account of the industry's history and its movement from a hardware to a software focus.\" (\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e, November 2009)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface: To Have Been Young in that Hour.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection I: The Computer Era (1946-1973).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOut of Position.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeymour Cray's Cat.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSongs of Comfort and Joy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLife on the Frontier.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMuseum Pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Curve of Innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublic Image.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Enduring Myth of Hardware.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChoosing Our Way.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFriend of the Band.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFamily Portrait.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection II: The Age of Information (1974-1987).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComing of Age.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRiding with Bohannon.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Language of Bad Love.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon Knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConflict-Free Memories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn the Right Side of the Road.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFork in the Path.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Best Deal in Town.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrossing the Divide.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuditions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnie and the Boys.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMergers and Divestitures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOld Bottles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection III: The Days of Cyberspace: (1986-2007).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlley Life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn the Camino Real.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDirty Electricity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBecause We Were Different.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Winter of Hope and a Spring of Despair.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComing into the Country.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOutposts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Captured Imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShutdown.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForce of Nature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEver Onward! Thanks for Asking!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmailing from Armenia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Boundaries of Time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCounting Beans.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Eyes of the World.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Lay of the Land.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCircle of Light.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeyond the Horizon.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue: Indicator Lamps.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisclaimers, References and Notes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515414110551,"sku":"9780470080351","price":35.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/too-soon-to-tell-9780470080351","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}