The Difference Engine: Computing, Knowledge, and the Transformation of Learning
- ISBN-10
- 144221435X
- ISBN-13
- 9781442214354
- Series
- The Difference Engine
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 174
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Pub Incorporated
- Author
- Eugene F. Provenzo
Description
Since the 1960s, the rapid evolution of technology has created a new cultural, visual geography. The Difference Engine offers a conscious critique of this change and its effects on contemporary culture and education. Deriving its name from Charles Babbage's experimental calculating machine—the first modern computer—Provenzo's new book provides a unique perspective by examining the results of this change.
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Other editions
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- 2002
- 342 pages
- Paperback
- Penguin Books
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