The Switch : An Off and On History of Digital Humans /
"The Switch traces the rise of a technology that has transformed everyday life for billions of people: the binary switch. Chronicling its rapid growth since the mid-nineteenth century, Jason Puskar moves beyond a technical history to offer a cultural and political analysis of how reducing so mu...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Minneapolis :
University of Minnesota Press,
[2023]
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Online Access: | CONNECT |
Summary: | "The Switch traces the rise of a technology that has transformed everyday life for billions of people: the binary switch. Chronicling its rapid growth since the mid-nineteenth century, Jason Puskar moves beyond a technical history to offer a cultural and political analysis of how reducing so much human action to binary alternatives has profoundly reshaped modern society"-- |
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Item Description: | Project MUSE Universal EBA Ebooks |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (400 pages): illustrations (some color) |
ISBN: | 9781452970332 1452970335 |