computers and civilization

Presents an overview of the technological revolution, and features a selection of essays that examine the history and identification of computer technology, technology's effects on business and industry, and the technology of the future. Includes discussion questions and a chronology.

Discusses where the Internet is leading us and what the information highway really was, is, could, and should be.

Traces the evolution and development of computers and the Internet, and discusses how they have contributed to pop culture.

Presents a history of how things are designed and made, and offers an overview of the technology involved in developing personal fabrication.

Presents an overview of the history of the personal computer, specifically covering the social, political, and cultural forces that influenced the development of computer technology in the 1960s and early 1970s as researchers at Stanford University immersed themselves in progressive values and artistic sensibilities.