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The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google
Nicholas Carr
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Description for The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google
Paperback. "Magisterial.. Draws an elegant and illuminating parallel between the late-19th-century electrification of America and today's computing world."-Salon Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
Hailed as “the most influential book so far on the cloud computing movement” (Christian Science Monitor), The Big Switch makes a simple and profound statement: Computing is turning into a utility, and the effects of this transition will ultimately change society as completely as the advent of cheap electricity did. In a new chapter for this edition that brings the story up-to-date, Nicholas Carr revisits the dramatic new world being conjured from the circuits of the “World Wide Computer.”
Product Details
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393345223
SKU
V9780393345223
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99-1
About Nicholas Carr
Nicholas Carr is the author of The Shallows, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, and four other acclaimed books. A former executive editor of the Harvard Business Review, he writes for the Atlantic, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal. He lives in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
Reviews for The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google
"Future Shock for the Web-apps era…Compulsively readable—for nontechies, too—as it compellingly weaves together news stories, anecdotes, and data."
Fast Company "The best read so far about the significance of the shift to cloud computing."
Financial Times "Mr. Carr’s provocations are destined to influence CEOs and the boards and investors that support them as companies grapple with the constant ... Read more
Fast Company "The best read so far about the significance of the shift to cloud computing."
Financial Times "Mr. Carr’s provocations are destined to influence CEOs and the boards and investors that support them as companies grapple with the constant ... Read more