Dear SIGCIS, Some of you may be interested in a collection of essays that I edited and that just came out with Morgan & Claypool/ACM: ACM Books (morganclaypoolpublishers.com)<https://www.morganclaypoolpublishers.com/catalog_Orig/index.php?cPath=24&sort=2d>. Title & description: Prophets of computing. Visions of society transformed by computing. When electronic digital computers first appeared after World War II, they appeared as a revolutionary force. Business management, the world of work, administrative life, the nation state, and soon enough everyday life were expected to change dramatically with these machines’ use. Ever since, diverse prophecies of computing have continually emerged, through to the present day. As computing spread beyond the US and UK, such prophecies emerged from strikingly different economic, political, and cultural conditions. This volume explores how these expectations differed, assesses unexpected commonalities, and suggests ways to understand the divergences and convergences. This book examines thirteen countries, based on source material in ten different languages—the effort of an international team of scholars. In addition to analyses of debates, political changes, and popular speculations, we also show a wide range of pictorial representations of "the future with computers." Best regards to all, Dick van Lente Dick van Lente Book Review Editor Technology & Culture
Congratulations on this publication. Having a dialogue about the role and evolution of computing across the world is important to conduct. It is also a very difficult thing to do once you drop down one level of detail to discuss issues, context, etc., but a necessary next step. I look forward to reading these chapters brought together closely within one volume. Jim Cortada On Tue, Jan 3, 2023 at 10:08 AM Dick van Lente via Members < members@lists.sigcis.org> wrote:
Dear SIGCIS,
Some of you may be interested in a collection of essays that I edited and that just came out with Morgan & Claypool/ACM:
ACM Books (morganclaypoolpublishers.com) <https://www.morganclaypoolpublishers.com/catalog_Orig/index.php?cPath=24&sort=2d> .
*Title & description:*
*Prophets of computing. Visions of society transformed by computing.*
*When electronic digital computers first appeared after World War II, they appeared as a revolutionary force.* Business management, the world of work, administrative life, the nation state, and soon enough everyday life were expected to change dramatically with these machines’ use. Ever since, diverse prophecies of computing have continually emerged, through to the present day.
As computing spread beyond the US and UK, such prophecies emerged from strikingly different economic, political, and cultural conditions. This volume explores how these expectations differed, assesses unexpected commonalities, and suggests ways to understand the divergences and convergences.
This book examines thirteen countries, based on source material in ten different languages—the effort of an international team of scholars. In addition to analyses of debates, political changes, and popular speculations, we also show a wide range of pictorial representations of "the future with computers."
Best regards to all,
Dick van Lente
Dick van Lente
Book Review Editor * Technology & Culture*
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Congratulations, Dick, on this major contributions to the cultural history of computing. Prophecies spread faster than machines. Gerard ________________________________ Van: Members <members-bounces@lists.sigcis.org> namens Dick van Lente via Members <members@lists.sigcis.org> Verzonden: dinsdag 3 januari 2023 17:07 Aan: members@lists.sigcis.org <members@lists.sigcis.org> Onderwerp: [SIGCIS-Members] new book Dear SIGCIS, Some of you may be interested in a collection of essays that I edited and that just came out with Morgan & Claypool/ACM: ACM Books (morganclaypoolpublishers.com)<https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.morganclaypoolpublishers.com%2Fcatalog_Orig%2Findex.php%3FcPath%3D24%26sort%3D2d&data=05%7C01%7Cg.alberts%40uva.nl%7Cfff8efd7ad524d32d57a08daeda5018e%7Ca0f1cacd618c4403b94576fb3d6874e5%7C0%7C0%7C638083590208575283%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=AtElZgpj0l0IaAdNqmBhGlV12uQXewIVx6s4CGEjIs0%3D&reserved=0>. Title & description: Prophets of computing. Visions of society transformed by computing. When electronic digital computers first appeared after World War II, they appeared as a revolutionary force. Business management, the world of work, administrative life, the nation state, and soon enough everyday life were expected to change dramatically with these machines’ use. Ever since, diverse prophecies of computing have continually emerged, through to the present day. As computing spread beyond the US and UK, such prophecies emerged from strikingly different economic, political, and cultural conditions. This volume explores how these expectations differed, assesses unexpected commonalities, and suggests ways to understand the divergences and convergences. This book examines thirteen countries, based on source material in ten different languages—the effort of an international team of scholars. In addition to analyses of debates, political changes, and popular speculations, we also show a wide range of pictorial representations of "the future with computers." Best regards to all, Dick van Lente Dick van Lente Book Review Editor Technology & Culture
Congratulations, Dick! An excellent accomplishment! -Julie Julie Cohn, Ph.D. Non-Resident Scholar, Center for Energy Studies Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, and Research Historian, Center for Public History University of Houston email: cohnconnor@gmail.com cell: 713.516.0849 Author: The Grid: Biography of an American Technology (MIT Press, 2017) https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/grid
On Jan 3, 2023, at 11:08 AM, Gerard Alberts via Members <members@lists.sigcis.org> wrote:
Congratulations, Dick, on this major contributions to the cultural history of computing. Prophecies spread faster than machines. Gerard Van: Members <members-bounces@lists.sigcis.org> namens Dick van Lente via Members <members@lists.sigcis.org> Verzonden: dinsdag 3 januari 2023 17:07 Aan: members@lists.sigcis.org <members@lists.sigcis.org> Onderwerp: [SIGCIS-Members] new book
Dear SIGCIS, Some of you may be interested in a collection of essays that I edited and that just came out with Morgan & Claypool/ACM: ACM Books (morganclaypoolpublishers.com) <https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.morganclaypoolpublishers.com%2Fcatalog_Orig%2Findex.php%3FcPath%3D24%26sort%3D2d&data=05%7C01%7Cg.alberts%40uva.nl%7Cfff8efd7ad524d32d57a08daeda5018e%7Ca0f1cacd618c4403b94576fb3d6874e5%7C0%7C0%7C638083590208575283%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=AtElZgpj0l0IaAdNqmBhGlV12uQXewIVx6s4CGEjIs0%3D&reserved=0>.
Title & description:
Prophets of computing. Visions of society transformed by computing.
When electronic digital computers first appeared after World War II, they appeared as a revolutionary force. Business management, the world of work, administrative life, the nation state, and soon enough everyday life were expected to change dramatically with these machines’ use. Ever since, diverse prophecies of computing have continually emerged, through to the present day. As computing spread beyond the US and UK, such prophecies emerged from strikingly different economic, political, and cultural conditions. This volume explores how these expectations differed, assesses unexpected commonalities, and suggests ways to understand the divergences and convergences.
This book examines thirteen countries, based on source material in ten different languages—the effort of an international team of scholars. In addition to analyses of debates, political changes, and popular speculations, we also show a wide range of pictorial representations of "the future with computers."
Best regards to all,
Dick van Lente
Dick van Lente Book Review Editor Technology & Culture
_______________________________________________ This email is relayed from members at sigcis.org, the email discussion list of SHOT SIGCIS. Opinions expressed here are those of the member posting and are not reviewed, edited, or endorsed by SIGCIS. The list archives are at http://lists.sigcis.org/pipermail/members-sigcis.org/ and you can change your subscription options at http://lists.sigcis.org/listinfo.cgi/members-sigcis.org
Congratulations! This looks great! _________________________ Nabeel Siddiqui, PhD Assistant Professor of Digital Media Associate Director, Center for Teaching and Learning Susquehanna University 514 University Ave. Selinsgrove, PA 17870
On Jan 3, 2023, at 2:57 PM, Julie Cohn via Members <members@lists.sigcis.org> wrote:
Congratulations, Dick! An excellent accomplishment!
-Julie
Julie Cohn, Ph.D.
Non-Resident Scholar, Center for Energy Studies Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, and Research Historian, Center for Public History University of Houston
email: cohnconnor@gmail.com <mailto:cohnconnor@gmail.com> cell: 713.516.0849
Author: The Grid: Biography of an American Technology (MIT Press, 2017) https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/grid <https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/grid>
On Jan 3, 2023, at 11:08 AM, Gerard Alberts via Members <members@lists.sigcis.org <mailto:members@lists.sigcis.org>> wrote:
Congratulations, Dick, on this major contributions to the cultural history of computing. Prophecies spread faster than machines. Gerard Van: Members <members-bounces@lists.sigcis.org <mailto:members-bounces@lists.sigcis.org>> namens Dick van Lente via Members <members@lists.sigcis.org <mailto:members@lists.sigcis.org>> Verzonden: dinsdag 3 januari 2023 17:07 Aan: members@lists.sigcis.org <mailto:members@lists.sigcis.org> <members@lists.sigcis.org <mailto:members@lists.sigcis.org>> Onderwerp: [SIGCIS-Members] new book
Dear SIGCIS, Some of you may be interested in a collection of essays that I edited and that just came out with Morgan & Claypool/ACM: ACM Books (morganclaypoolpublishers.com) <https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.morganclaypoolpublishers.com%2Fcatalog_Orig%2Findex.php%3FcPath%3D24%26sort%3D2d&data=05%7C01%7Cg.alberts%40uva.nl%7Cfff8efd7ad524d32d57a08daeda5018e%7Ca0f1cacd618c4403b94576fb3d6874e5%7C0%7C0%7C638083590208575283%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=AtElZgpj0l0IaAdNqmBhGlV12uQXewIVx6s4CGEjIs0%3D&reserved=0>.
Title & description:
Prophets of computing. Visions of society transformed by computing.
When electronic digital computers first appeared after World War II, they appeared as a revolutionary force. Business management, the world of work, administrative life, the nation state, and soon enough everyday life were expected to change dramatically with these machines’ use. Ever since, diverse prophecies of computing have continually emerged, through to the present day. As computing spread beyond the US and UK, such prophecies emerged from strikingly different economic, political, and cultural conditions. This volume explores how these expectations differed, assesses unexpected commonalities, and suggests ways to understand the divergences and convergences.
This book examines thirteen countries, based on source material in ten different languages—the effort of an international team of scholars. In addition to analyses of debates, political changes, and popular speculations, we also show a wide range of pictorial representations of "the future with computers."
Best regards to all,
Dick van Lente
Dick van Lente Book Review Editor Technology & Culture
_______________________________________________ This email is relayed from members at sigcis.org <http://sigcis.org/>, the email discussion list of SHOT SIGCIS. Opinions expressed here are those of the member posting and are not reviewed, edited, or endorsed by SIGCIS. The list archives are at http://lists.sigcis.org/pipermail/members-sigcis.org/ <http://lists.sigcis.org/pipermail/members-sigcis.org/> and you can change your subscription options at http://lists.sigcis.org/listinfo.cgi/members-sigcis.org <http://lists.sigcis.org/listinfo.cgi/members-sigcis.org>
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