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[Koblentz, Evan A]

Thanks Lee. Sounds like he may have beat me to it! I will make contact.

On Thu, Mar 17, 2022 at 4:11 PM Lee Vinsel <lee.vinsel at gmail.com> wrote:

> Evan et al,
>
> This is a great topic! I think Patrick McCray is traveling at the moment,
> but he is currently at work on a book that examines the history of
> computing via a number of books on computing. His argument is that writing
> on computing shaped how people experienced and thought about computing. His
> chapters are organized around a set number of books (can't remember the
> number), and his narrative covers the post-WWII period up to about 2000. As
> he examines this set of books, he also explores other books/writings, the
> publishing industry (and the role computers played in publishing), the rise
> of "tech journalism," and many other topics. I'm sure he would love to chat
> about what he's up to.
>
> Lee
>
> On Thu, Mar 17, 2022 at 10:58 AM Evan Koblentz <evank at njit.edu> wrote:
>
>> I’m interested in a new-to-me research angle: the people who changed
>> computing by writing about it.
>>
>>
>>
>> Lovelace comes to mind. So do Vannevar Bush and Edmund Berkeley.
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Who else should I consider from prior to 1965? (I have the
>>    microcomputer generation covered.)
>>    2. Are there existing papers on this subject?
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>> *Evan A Koblentz*
>> Staff Writer, Office of Strategic Communications
>> Adjunct Instructor, Ying Wu College of Computing
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>>
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