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The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google Hardback - 2008

by Nicholas Carr

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In this lucid and compelling look at the new computer revolution and the coming transformation on the economy, Carr weaves together history, economics, and technology to explain why computing is changing--and what it means.

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A hundred years ago, companies stopped producing their own power with steam engines and generators and plugged into the newly built electric grid. The cheap power pumped out by electric utilities not only changed how businesses operated but also brought the modern world into existence. Today a similar revolution is under way. Companies are dismantling their private computer systems and tapping into rich services delivered over the Internet. This time it's computing that's turning into a utility. The shift is already remaking the computer industry, bringing new competitors like Google to the fore and threatening traditional stalwarts like Microsoft and Dell. But the effects will reach much further. Cheap computing will ultimately change society as profoundly as cheap electricity did. In this lucid and compelling book, Nicholas Carr weaves together history, economics, and technology to explain why computing is changing--and what it means for all of us.

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  • Title The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google
  • Author Nicholas Carr
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition Edition Unstated
  • Pages 224
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher W. W. Norton & Company, New York, NY
  • Publication date January 7, 2008
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780393062281 / 0393062287
  • Weight 1.3 lbs (0.59 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.1 in (23.62 x 15.75 x 2.79 cm)
  • Category Computers - General Information
  • Library of Congress subjects Internet, Technological innovations
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2007038084
  • Dewey Decimal Code 303.483

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Citations

  • Booklist, 11/15/2007, Page 10
  • Kirkus Reviews, 11/01/2007, Page 1136
  • Publishers Weekly, 11/12/2007, Page 48
  • Scitech Book News, 06/01/2008, Page 24
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