The myth of the awesome thinking machine

Communications of the ACM

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 120-133

  Martin, C Dianne ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ABC computer; attitudes about computers; computer history; ENIAC; MARK I; Univac

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; DESIGN; HUMAN ENGINEERING; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; TECHNOLOGY; TELEVISION; THEORY;

COMPUTER HISTORY; ENIAC PROJECT; HUMAN FACTORS; PRESS IMPACT ON SOCIETY; PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF COMPUTERS ON PEOPLE;

COMPUTER SCIENCE;

EID: 0027576441     PISSN: 00010782     EISSN: 15577317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/255950.153587     Document Type: Article

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