Modularity: An Interdisciplinary History of an Ordering Concept.

The article discusses the twentieth century history of modularity, a theory implemented across a range of disciplines including computer science, evolutionary biology, and business management. It focuses particularly on the 1930s architectural theories forwarded by businessman and civil engineer Alb...

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Publicado en:Information & Culture Vol. 47; no. 3; pp. 257 - 288
Autor principal: Russell, Andrew L.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: University of Texas Press 2012
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Sumario:The article discusses the twentieth century history of modularity, a theory implemented across a range of disciplines including computer science, evolutionary biology, and business management. It focuses particularly on the 1930s architectural theories forwarded by businessman and civil engineer Albert Farwell Bemis and the 1950s and 1960s creation of electronic computers.