Information Technology in the Cold War (Commentary)

DURNOVÁ, Helena. Information Technology in the Cold War (Commentary). In Zeitgeschichte der Informationsgesellschaft. 2012.

Basic information

Original name

Information Technology in the Cold War (Commentary)

Authors

DURNOVÁ, Helena

Edition

Zeitgeschichte der Informationsgesellschaft, 2012

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Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Requested lectures

Field of Study

60101 History

Country of publisher

Germany

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

Organization unit

Faculty of Education

Keywords in English

history of computing during Cold War period

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Abstract

In the original language

In the commentary to the session Information Technology durin the Cold War, the following areas of interest were analysed: 1. Parallel emergence of the computer and the onset of the Cold War; 2. Military vs. civil used of the computer, which were part of the reason for secrecy and the underlying environment for the espionage; 3. Commonplace use of computers and information in political discussions; and 4. (Almost) world-view issues underlying research in computing technology, namely the question what we should (not) automate rather than what we can automate.