Managing the Technological Edge: The UNESCO International Computation Centre and the Limits to the Transfer of Computer Technology, 1946-61.

The spread of the modern computer is assumed to have been a smooth process of technology transfer. This view relies on an assessment of the open circulation of knowledge ensured by the US and British governments in the early post-war years. This article presents new historical evidence that question...

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Published in:	Annals of Science Vol. 71; no. 3; pp. 410 - 432
Main Author:	Nofre, David
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Jul2014
Subjects:	History of computers Technology transfer UNESCO History of science > 20th century Europe-United States relations International cooperation in technological innovation
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