In the shadow of the machine : (Record no. 549)
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| National bibliography number | GBB8K8670 |
| Source | bnb |
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| ISBN | 9781912230143 (pbk.) : |
| Terms of availability | £22.50 |
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| ISBN | 1912230143 (pbk.) : |
| Terms of availability | £22.50 |
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| System control number | (UkOxU)021315795 |
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| System control number | (WlAbNL)99891034402419 |
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| System control number | (UK-WkNB)9781912230143 |
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| System control number | (UkOxU)021315795 |
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| System control number | (OCoLC)on1031153613 |
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| System control number | (Uk)018925211 |
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| Original cataloging agency | UK-WkNB |
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| Authentication code | ukscp |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 201.6004 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal author | Naydler, Jeremy, |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | In the shadow of the machine : |
| Subtitle | the prehistory of the computer and the evolution of consciousness |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION INFORMATION | |
| Place of publication | Forest Row : |
| Publisher | Temple Lodge, |
| Date | 2016. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Physical description | xi, 373 pages : |
| Other physical details | illustrations (black and white) ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references (pages [347]-361) and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY | |
| Summary | "Contemporary life is so deeply reliant upon digital technology that the computer has come to dominate almost every aspect of our culture. What is the philosophical and spiritual significance of this dependence on electronic technology, both for our relationship to nature and for the future of humanity? And, what processes in human perception and awareness have produced the situation we find ourselves in? As Jeremy Naydler elucidates in this penetrating study, we cannot understand the emergence of the computer without seeing it within the wider context of the evolution of human consciousness, which has taken place over millennia. Modern consciousness, he shows, has evolved in conjunction with the development of machines and under their intensifying shadow. The computer was the product of a long historical development, culminating in the scientific revolution of the 17th century. It was during this period that the first mechanical calculators were invented and the project to create more complex ‘thinking machines’ began in earnest. But the seeds were sown many hundreds of years earlier, deep in antiquity. Naydler paints a vast panorama depicting human development and the emergence of electronic technology. His painstaking research illuminates an urgent question that concerns every living person today: What does it mean to be human and what, if anything, distinguishes us from machines"--page of 4 of cover. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT HEADINGS | |
| Subject term | Technology and civilization |
| General subdivision | History. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT HEADINGS | |
| Subject term | Computers and civilization |
| General subdivision | History. |
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| Subject term | Technological innovations |
| General subdivision | History. |
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| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Permanent location | Current location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Wool Barn | Wool Barn | 01/10/2026 | 01/10/2026 | 01/10/2026 | Book |