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The Computer Boys Take Over: Computers, Programmers, and the Politics of Technical Expertise (History of Computing)
Nathan L. Ensmenger
The MIT Press
Paperback
9780262517966
2012
$25.00
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The Computer Boys Take Over: Computers, Programmers, and the Politics of Technical Expertise (History of Computing)
Nathan L. Ensmenger
The MIT Press
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