The Discrete Charm of the Machine: Why the World Became Digital

by Kenneth Steiglitz

Book Overview

The genesis of the digital idea and why it transformed civilization

A few short decades ago, we were informed by the smooth signals of analog television and radio; we communicated using our analog telephones; and we even computed with analog computers. Today our world is digital, built with zeros and ones. Why did this revolution occur? The Discrete Charm of the Machine explains, in an engaging and accessible manner, the varied...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691179433
• ISBN13: 9780691179438
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"