Since the 1960s, the rapid evolution of technology has created a new cultural, visual geography. The Difference Engine offers a conscious critique of this change and its effects on contemporary culture and education. Deriving its name from Charles Babbage's experimental calculating machine--the first modern computer--Provenzo's new book provides a unique perspective by examining the results of this change.
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Since the 1960s, the rapid evolution of technology has created a new cultural, visual geography. The Difference Engine offers a conscious critique of this change and its effects on contemporary culture and education. Deriving its name from Charles Babbage's experimental calculating machine--the first modern computer--Provenzo's new book provides a unique perspective by examining the results of this change.
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