The Computer Revolution In Canada : Building National Technological Competence

Vardalas, John N.

The Computer Revolution In Canada : Building National Technological Competence /John N. Vardalas - Cambridge Mit press 2001 - vi, 409 pages ill; 24cm.

Includes index

After World War II, other major industrialized nations responded to the technological and industrial hegemony of the United States by developing their own design and manufacturing competence in digital electronic technology. In this book John Vardalas describes the quest for such competence in Canada, exploring the significant contributions of the civilian sector but emphasizing the role of the Canadian military in shaping radical technological change.

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