by Ira Gorelick | Jun 29, 2020 | Communication Foundations, George Boole, History of Information Technologies
It may sound like a daunting topic, but Boolean logic is very easy to explain and understand. It represents the simplest of all the logics and the very basis of computing. Logic, logic everywhere Computers and logic are inseparable – right? They are now but at...
by Ira Gorelick | Jun 23, 2020 | Featured Lesson, Gutenberg
Johann Gutenberg< Movable Type Printing Press The printing press, invented by German goldsmith Johann Gutenberg in 1448, has been called one of the most important inventions in the history of humankind. For the first time, the device made it possible for the common...
by Francis Roberts | May 30, 2020 | History of Information Technologies
Information Technology and Social Change Contents INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL CHANGE 1. THE CURRENT DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES 2. SOCIETY IN THE SYSTEMS PERSPECTIVE THE DYNAMIC STATE OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS THE EVOLUTION OF DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS: THE CASE OF...
by Francis Roberts | Apr 25, 2020 | History of Information Technologies
History of Information Technologies In an iBook I wrote, “The 5 Ages of Information,” I break information into 5 distinct ages. In the iBook I lay out a timeline for the changes. It is critical to note the acceleration of changes over history. The first...
