[SIGCIS-Members] Introducing myself

[Christine Aicardi]

Hi

I quite like Ted Friedman (2005) 'Electric Dreams: Computers in American
Culture' -- it is a well-written, very approachable cultural history of
the personal computer in the US.

Christine Aicardi
Department of Science & Technology Studies
University College London


> All -
>
> I'm getting ready to teach an undergrad course (juniors and seniors)
> on "History of Computers and the Internet" for the first time in 7
> years.
>
> I'm looking for suggestions on three things:
>
> 1) A recent book on the history of personal computers that's well-
> written and exciting for undergrads. I used to use Fire in the Valley,
> but that's very dated now.
>
> 2) On history of the Internet, I've been using Janet Abbate's
> Inventing the Internet for years. It's a great book but somewhat
> inaccessible for undergrads, and now a bit dated.
>
> 3) Books or articles -- again, exciting for undergrads -- on history
> of the WWW. Please, not Tim Berners-Lee's awesomely self-centered
> memoir.
>
> Thanks for any and all.
>
> - Paul
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