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Belinda Barnet - Memory Machines: The Evolution of Hypertext (Anthem Scholarship in the Digital Age) - 9780857280602 - V9780857280602
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Memory Machines: The Evolution of Hypertext (Anthem Scholarship in the Digital Age)

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Description for Memory Machines: The Evolution of Hypertext (Anthem Scholarship in the Digital Age) Hardcover. Series: Anthem Scholarship in the Digital Age. Num Pages: 192 pages, 18 b+w illustrations. BIC Classification: UBW; UT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.

This book explores the history of hypertext, an influential concept that forms the underlying structure of the World Wide Web and innumerable software applications. Barnet tells both the human and the technological story by weaving together contemporary literature and her exclusive interviews with those at the forefront of hypertext innovation, tracing its evolutionary roots back to the analogue machine imagined by Vannevar Bush in 1945.

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Anthem Press
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
Series
Anthem Scholarship in the Digital Age
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857280602
SKU
V9780857280602
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About Belinda Barnet
Belinda Barnet is a lecturer in media and communications at Swinburne University, Melbourne, Australia. http://blog.arsmemoriae.com/ @Manjusrii

Reviews for Memory Machines: The Evolution of Hypertext (Anthem Scholarship in the Digital Age)
‘“Memory Machines” will appeal to anyone who is curious about the history of computing in general and hypertext in particular. This book is highly recommended for computer science students and for students of history of science and technology, as well as for computing and engineering enthusiasts.’ —Stephanie Wical, Online Information Review ‘[A] richly layered account, focusing on oral histories as ... Read more

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