TY - BOOK AU - Cortada,James W. TI - The digital flood: diffusion of information technology across the U.S., Europe, and Asia SN - 9780199980406 (ebook) : AV - QA76.17 .C67 2012 U1 - 004 23 PY - 2012/// CY - New York, Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Electronic digital computers KW - History KW - Social aspects KW - Technology transfer N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - The history of how computers spread to over 20 nations globally in less than six decades, exploring economic, political, social and technological reasons and consequences. It is based on extensive research into primary and secondary sources, and concludes with a discussion of implications for key players in the globalized economy UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199921553.001.0001 ER -