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The big switch : rewiring the world, from Edison to Google / Nicholas Carr

Location	Volume	Call No.	Barcode No.	Status	Comments	ISBN	Printed	Restriction	Reserve
Library Main Building Basement (Foreign Books, Code Classification)	: hardcover	0070:314	121002073G			9780393062281			Reserve	Reserve

Material Type	Books
Size	vii, 278 p. ; 25 cm
Notes	Includes bibliographical references and index Summary: A hundred years ago, companies stopped producing their own power with steam engines and plugged into the newly built electric grid. The cheap power pumped out by electric utilities not only changed how businesses operated but also brought the modern world into existence. Today a similar revolution is under way. Companies are dismantling their private computer systems and tapping into rich services delivered over the Internet. This time it's computing that's turning into a utility. The shift is already remaking the computer industry, bringing new competitors like Google to the fore and threatening traditional stalwarts like Microsoft and Dell. But the effects will reach much further. Cheap computing will ultimately change society as profoundly as cheap electricity did. Here, business journalist Carr weaves together history, economics, and technology to explain why computing is changing--and what it means for all of us. -- From publisher description
Subjects	LCSH:Computers and civilization LCSH:Information technology -- Social aspects All Subject Search LCSH:Technological innovations LCSH:Internet
Classification	LCC:QA76.9.C66 DC22:303.48/34
Language	English
ID	1000678843
ISBN	9780393062281
NCID	BA86126888