Emanuel Goldberg and His Knowledge Machine: Information, Invention, and Political Forces

by Michael Keeble Buckland

This book tells the story of Emanuel Goldberg, a chemist, inventor, and industrialist who contributed to almost every aspect of imaging technology in the first half of the 20th century. Despite his accomplishments, history has not been kind to Goldberg, a name all but erased from the annals of information science. An incredible story emerges as Michael Buckland unearths forgotten documents and rogue citations to show that, contrary to public opinion,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313313326
• ISBN13: 9780313313325
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.8" x 9.2"