A way through the global techno-scientific culture

Computers are supposed to be smart, yet they frustrate both ordinary users and computer technologists. Why are people frustrated by smart machines? Computers don't fit people. People think in terms of comparisons, stories, and analogies, and seek feedback, whereas computers are based on a funda...

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Main Author: Richmond, Sheldon Saul, 1946-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2020.
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Online Access:https://www.lib.tsu.ru/mminfo/2023/EBSCO/2464950.pdf
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