Computers, Visualization and History: How New Technology Will Transform Our Understanding of the Past (History, Humanities, and New Technology)
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (650 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0765610957 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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This is about to change, thanks to new technology, digital scholarship, and computerized "visualization." Text itself has inherent limitations: The very use of words - their meaning and the connections among them - shapes and restricts how historians think and communicate ideas. Just as the transition from prehistoric cave paintings to the spread of literacy changed how people think and process information, so has - and will - the computer. For hundreds of years historians have used prose and narrative to convey history. Digital environments and virtual reality are adding a third dimension to communication and creating a new visual language. With emerging digital technology, these images will become more sophisticated, manipulable, and multidimensional, and provide historians with new tools and environments to constr
"This is one of the most clear-sighted and engaging statements ever written on the digital future of history. Offering a balanced and yet passionate analysis, Staley's book challenges historians to think in new ways. Ayers, University of Virginia . - Edward L
History beyond textual culture HeuteLachtKeinerMehr Even ten years after it's publication, this remains a bold and inspiring book from the very first phrase- when the author takes the follwing historian's position: "When composing the history of the computer, historians should align it with the telescope and the microscope rather than with the printing press, because the real impact of the computer has be