Ebooks de William Aspray en PDF et EPUB

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Télécharger le livre : Understanding Information History
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Understanding Information History
William Aspray
Microhistory is a technique that has been used effectively by writers of both fiction and nonfiction. It enables the author to cut through the complexities of large swaths of history by focusing on a particular time and place. Microhistories are particularly useful in...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2023-11-28

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52,74 €
Télécharger le livre : Historical Studies in Computing, Information, and Society
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Historical Studies in Computing, Information, and Society
William Aspray
This is a volume of chapters on the historical study of information, computing, and society written by seven of the most senior, distinguished members of the History of Computing field. These are edited, expanded versions of papers presented in a distinguished lecture...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2020-01-01
Collection : History of Computing
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39,02 €
Télécharger le livre : From Urban Legends to Political Fact-Checking
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From Urban Legends to Political Fact-Checking
William Aspray , James W. Cortada
This text presents an historical examination of political fact-checking, highlighting how this is part of a larger phenomenon of online scrutiny that manifests itself in multiple forms. Reflecting the long history of “fake facts” in America, the book discusses important...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2019-08-12
Collection : History of Computing
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34,80 €
Télécharger le livre : Women and Underrepresented Minorities in Computing
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Women and Underrepresented Minorities in Computing
William Aspray
This text examines in detail the issue of the underrepresentation of women, African Americans, American Indians, and Hispanics in the computing disciplines in the U.S. The work reviews the underlying causes, as well as the efforts of various nonprofit organizations to...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2016-07-11
Collection : History of Computing
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36,91 €
Télécharger le livre : Participation in Computing
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Participation in Computing
William Aspray
This book provides a history of the efforts of the US National Science Foundation to broaden participation in computing. The book briefly discusses the early history of the NSF's involvement with education and workforce issues. It then turns to two programs outside the...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2016-03-01
Collection : History of Computing
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36,91 €
Télécharger le livre : Formal and Informal Approaches to Food Policy
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Formal and Informal Approaches to Food Policy
William Aspray , Melissa G. Ocepek , George Royer
Formal approaches are those taken by government bodies through laws, court decisions and actions of government regulatory bodies. Informal approaches are those taken by individuals, non profit organizations, industries working at self-regulation, etc. Because the formal...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2014-04-17
Collection : SpringerBriefs in Food, Health, and Nutrition
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52,74 €
Télécharger le livre : Food in the Internet Age
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Food in the Internet Age
William Aspray , Melissa G. Ocepek , George Royer
This book examines food in the United States in the age of the Internet. One major theme running through the book is business opportunities and failures, as well as the harms to consumers and traditional brick-and-mortar companies that occurred as entrepreneurs tried to...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2013-09-06
Collection : SpringerBriefs in Food, Health, and Nutrition
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52,74 €