Geography's quantitative revolutions : Edward A. Ackerman and the Cold War origins of big data

Geography's quantitative revolutions : Edward A. Ackerman and the Cold War origins of big data /

"This book traces the recent history of geography, information, and technology through the biography of Edward A. Ackerman, an important but forgotten figure in geography's 'quantitative revolution.' It argues that Ackerman's work helped encode the hidden logics of a distort...

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Main Author: Wyly, Elvin K. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Morgantown : West Virginia University Press, 2019
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Ackerman, Edward A. > (Edward Augustus), > 1911-1973.
Neo-Kantianism > History > 20th century.
Geographic information systems > History.
Geography > Methodology.
Geography > Philosophy.
Geography > History > 20th century.
Geographers > United States > Biography.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central

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