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Author:
Dyson, George, 1953- author.
Title:
Analogia : the emergence of technology beyond programmable control / George Dyson.
Edition:
First edition.
Publisher:
FarrarStraus and Giroux,
Copyright Date:
2020
Description:
291 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject:
Technology and state--United States--History.
Science and state--United States--History.
Technological forecasting.
Electronic digital computers--Philosophy.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The Leibniz archipelago -- Last of the Apaches -- Age of reptiles -- Voice of the dolphins -- Tree house -- String theory -- Erewhon revisited -- No time is there -- Continuum hypothesis.
Summary:
"In Analogia, technology historian George Dyson presents a startling look back at the analog age and life before the digital revolution--and an unsettling vision of what comes next"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
0374104867
9780374104863
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1119767742
LCCN:
2020012300
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)
BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)
CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)
GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)

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