| The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google Contributor(s): Carr, Nicholas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393062287 ISBN-13: 9780393062281 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $24.26 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2008 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | Information Theory |
| Dewey: 303.483 |
| LCCN: 2007038084 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.30 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Carr, Nicholas: - Nicholas Carr is the author of The Shallows, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, and The Glass Cage, among other books. Former executive editor of the Harvard Business Review, he has written for The Atlantic, the New York Times, and Wired. He lives in Boulder, Colorado. |