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- Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
- ISBN: 0393062287
- WAPI (Tower ID): 107134892
- Release Date: January 30, 2008
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- #26 in Information Theory (See Top 100 Information Theory Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "The Big Switch" by Nicholas Carr to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "The Big Switch"Browse more products related to "Nicholas Carr"First lineIn 1851, in a field beside an ironworks in upstate New York, Henry Burden built a magnificent machine. Resembling a giant bicycle wheel, with dozens of thick iron spokes radiating from a massive central hub, Burden's machine was the largest industrial waterwheel in the country and the most powerful anywhere. Publisher's noteAn analysis of an evolving trend in computer-based business makes predictions about what will be its role in transforming economics and culture, in an account that evaluates how the shift from private computer systems to internet-based networks has initiated a major revolution that will impact all components of society. 25,000 first printing. AnnotationIn a provocative analogy, Nicholas Carr compares the current movement away from individualized computer systems to the revolution of electricity a century before. When Edison’s invention supplanted older forms of power generation such as windmills, a financial shift occurred as well, with electric grids being owned and operated by a select few. Carr sees the future of the Internet headed in a similar direction, and his predictions about the economic changes that will be brought about by such public centers of data as Google and YouTube are insightful. This potentially abstruse material is covered in lucid and enjoyable prose. If You Enjoy "The Big Switch (Hardcover)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "The Big Switch (Hardcover)" by Nicholas Carr (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Information Theory Bestsellers
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