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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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Published in:Information & Culture Vol. 47; no. 3; pp. 257 - 288
Main Author: Russell, Andrew L.
Format: Article
Published: University of Texas Press 2012
Subjects:
Computer engineering
History of computers
Bemis, Albert Farwell
Architectural philosophy
Modular design
Modular construction
Twentieth century
History
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary: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.