Computer Atkinson Paperback Reaktion Books 9781861896643

Computer\nby Paul Atkinson\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Paul Atkinson\nTitle: Computer\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Digital and information technologies: social and ethical aspects\nPublisher: Reaktion Books\nPublication year: 2010\nISBN-13: 9781861896643\nISBN-10: 1861896646\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nThe computer has in many respects become so common that it largely disappears from view. Originally a room-sized, esoteric, carefully-tended machine, breeding fear, awe and respect, over the years it has decreased in size, and with the rise of the personal computer it has now become a prosaic appliance little-more noted than a toaster or vacuum-cleaner. In \""Computer\"" designer and design historian Paul Atkinson shows how changes in attitudes have been reflected .