In 1944, Britain led the world in electronic computing. By 1974, the British computer industry was all but extinct. What happened in the intervening thirty years holds lessons for all postindustrial s
Computing and information and communications technology (ICT) has dramatically changed how we work and live, has had profound effects on nearly every sector of society, has transformed whole industrie
A complete review and overview of the field, this handbook explores benefits, challenges, and the latest thinking about the major topics of this emerging discipline. It provides, in 40 chapters writte