The Comedy of Computation Diane Rayor beset by hardships

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Quantum theory forms the foundation of modern physics

The Comedy of Computation Diane Rayor beset by hardshipsIn this cultural history of the computer, Benjamin Mangrum shows that comedy has been central to how we've made sense of the technology's sweeping effects on public life and private experience. From the first Broadway play to include a computer in the 1950s to popular films like You've Got Mail and joke telling digital assistants, Mangrum assembles an extensive archive of work by writers, filmmakers, programmers, engineers, and other technologists who