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02012aam a2200349 i 4500 001 3FEBE25AA3A411E98A14990697128E48 003 SILO 005 20190711012213 008 181210s2020 nyu d b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2018053932 020 $a 1534567151 020 $a 9781534567153 020 $a 1534567852 020 $a 9781534567856 035 $a (OCoLC)1081337885 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d JUH $d SILO 100 1 $a Orr, Tamra, $e author. 245 14 $a The information revolution : $b transforming the world through technology / $c Tamra B. Orr. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Lucent Press, $c [2020] 300 $a 104 pages : $b color illustrations ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a World history 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Setting the scene : a timeline -- The end of "I don't know" -- A calculated approach -- The advance of computers -- Hitching a ride on the information highway -- Open to everyone -- A new era of instant information. 520 $a Young people growing up today don't know a life without social media, smartphones, and other internet-driven technology. However, it wasn't that long ago that computers were still the size of an entire room! As it became easier and cheaper to quickly share information through computer technology, an Information Revolution began taking place. As readers explore this revolution through accessible main text, informative sidebars, and annotated quotes, they discover the people and inventions that created the digital world they know today. Historical and contemporary images give readers a deeper sense of how the ideas of the past have shaped their present. 650 0 $a Information technology. 650 0 $a Information science. 830 0 $a World history series. 941 $a 2 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20240702032821.0 952 $l S1PD771 $d 20190711012828.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=3FEBE25AA3A411E98A14990697128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search