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portada Close to the Machine: Technophilia and its Discontents
Type
Physical Book
Introduction by
Publisher
Language
English
Pages
224
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
21.0 x 13.9 x 1.5 cm
Weight
0.20 kg.
ISBN13
9781250884121

Close to the Machine: Technophilia and its Discontents

Ellen Ullman (Author) · Anna Wiener (Introduction by) · Picador USA · Paperback

Close to the Machine: Technophilia and its Discontents - Ullman, Ellen ; Wiener, Anna

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Synopsis "Close to the Machine: Technophilia and its Discontents"

This 25th Anniversary Edition of Close to the Machine, featuring a new introduction by Anna Wiener, author of Uncanny Valley, resurfaces Ellen Ullman's astonishing account of computing and the ways it shapes our very existence. A Salon Best Book of the Year In 1997, the computer was still a relatively new tool--a sleek and unforgiving machine that was beyond the grasp of most users. With intimate and unflinching detail, the software engineer Ellen Ullman examines the strange ecstasy of being at the forefront of the predominantly male technological revolution, and the difficulty of translating the inherent messiness of human life into artful and efficient code. Close to the Machine is an elegant and revelatory meditation on the dawn of the digital era. "There are no crazed hackers here; no zen-master software moguls; no media stereotypes; just a wonderfully written book about Ullman's days and nights at the heart of the new machine. I recommend it with unfettered enthusiasm."--San Francisco Chronicle

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