David Alan Grier. When Computers Were Human. 424 pp., apps., bibl., index. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 2005. $19.95 [Book Review]

Isis 99 (4):870-871 (2008)
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Book Review: "David Alan Grier. When Computers Were Human." Isis, 99 (4), December 2008, pp. 870-871.

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