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| subject = Computing and society (criticism) | |||
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'''''Computer Worship''''' is a 1973 book by the electronics engineer and writer [[Ivor Catt]], published by Pitman. | |||
==Overview== | |||
The book is a critical, polemical examination of society's uncritical faith in computers and in the institutions that build and promote them. Drawing on Catt's own experience in the computer and electronics industry, it argues that bureaucratic and commercial pressures, rather than sound engineering or genuine need, drive much of the computer enterprise — a theme continuous with his industrial critique in ''[[The Catt Concept: The New Industrial Darwinism]]''. | |||
==About the author== | |||
Ivor Catt (1935–2024) was a British electronics engineer known for pioneering work on high-speed digital interconnection and wafer-scale integration, and for a long-running critique of conventional electromagnetic theory. See also his ''[[Digital Hardware Design]]''. | |||
==Publication details== | |||
* '''Author:''' [[Ivor Catt]] | |||
* '''Publisher:''' [[Pitman Pub.]] | |||
* '''Published:''' 1973 | |||
* '''Pages:''' 149 | |||
* '''ISBN:''' 0273002430 | |||
==Links to Purchase Book== | ==Links to Purchase Book== | ||
* [ | * [https://www.amazon.com/Computer-Worship-Ivor-Catt/dp/0273002430 Computer Worship] (Amazon) | ||
[[Category:Book|computer worship]] | |||
Revision as of 07:23, 17 July 2026
| Author | Ivor Catt |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Computing and society (criticism) |
| Published | 1973 |
| Publisher | Pitman Pub. |
| Pages | 149 |
| ISBN | 0273002430 |
Computer Worship is a 1973 book by the electronics engineer and writer Ivor Catt, published by Pitman.
Overview
The book is a critical, polemical examination of society's uncritical faith in computers and in the institutions that build and promote them. Drawing on Catt's own experience in the computer and electronics industry, it argues that bureaucratic and commercial pressures, rather than sound engineering or genuine need, drive much of the computer enterprise — a theme continuous with his industrial critique in The Catt Concept: The New Industrial Darwinism.
About the author
Ivor Catt (1935–2024) was a British electronics engineer known for pioneering work on high-speed digital interconnection and wafer-scale integration, and for a long-running critique of conventional electromagnetic theory. See also his Digital Hardware Design.
Publication details
- Author: Ivor Catt
- Publisher: Pitman Pub.
- Published: 1973
- Pages: 149
- ISBN: 0273002430
Links to Purchase Book
- Computer Worship (Amazon)