Two Centuries of Productivity Growth in Computing.

The present study analyzes computer performance over the last century and a half. Three results stand out. First, there has been a phenomenal increase in computer power over the twentieth century. Depending upon the standard used, computer performance has improved since manual computing by a factor...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Economic History Vol. 67; no. 1; pp. 128 - 160
Main Author: Nordhaus, William D.
Format: Article
Published: Cambridge University Press March 2007
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