01516nam a2200217Ia 4500 CTU_97814 210402s9999 xx 000 0 und d 001.510973 D542 Dizard, Wilson P. The coming information age : An overview of technology, economics, and politics Wilson P. Dizard New York Longman 1984 This text has been revised and updated and includes the events, changes and developments in technology, economics, and politics since the second edition appeared. It describes the high technology equipment that is leading the revolution in communication; shows how the information age will supplant the age of industrialization; and outlines the economic and social opportunities - as well as the pitfalls - that are inherent in this revolution. In particular, it brings the subject up-to-date into the 1990s - incorporating important developments in technology, economics, and politics. It examines the next generation of "smart computers"; the introduction of high definition television and the growth of specialized electronic networks. It also investigates the role of the Federal government in deregulating American telecommunications and in reducing international trade barriers for American communications and information firms. Communication United states Trúc Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ