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The author shows how the so-called "military-industrial complex" succeeded in revolutionizing aerospace, computers, and communications by changing how technology was used, understood, and managed in business, industry, and government. 17,500 first printing.
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About the Author
Thomas P. Hughes is Emeritus Mellon Professor of the History and Sociology of Science at the University of Pennsylvania and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His books include American Genesis: A Century of Invention and Technology. Currently a Distinguished Visiting Professor at MIT, he lives in Philadelphia.
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Looks at how the military and private industry worked together on four projects, including the SAGE interactive digital computer, the Atlas Missile Project, the Boston Central Artery/Tunnel Project, and ARPANET, forerunner of the Internet.
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- PublisherPantheon
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0679411518
- ISBN 13 9780679411512
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages372
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