The digital flood : diffusion of information technology across the U.S., Europe, and Asia / [electronic resource] James W. Cortada. Cortada, James W. Electronic digital computers History. Electronic digital computers Social aspects. Technology transfer. QA76.17 .C67 2012 004 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. The history of how computers spread to over 20 nations globally in less than six decades, exploring economic, political, social and technological reasons and consequences. It is based on extensive research into primary and secondary sources, and concludes with a discussion of implications for key players in the globalized economy. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2012. c2012. 2012 Text 1 online resource (xix, 789 p.) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199921553.001.0001 eng