Gift of Fire, A, 5th Edition
Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues for Computing Technology
$235.04
- Paperback
560 pages
- Release Date
5 July 2017
Summary
In Gift of Fire, A: Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues for Computing Technology, Sara Baase presents a balanced exploration of the social, legal, philosophical, ethical, political, constitutional, and economic implications of computing and the controversies they raise. With an objective computer scientist’s perspective, and with historical context for many issues, Baase covers the issues students will face both as members of a technological society and as professionals in computer-rel…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780134615271 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0134615271 |
| Author: | Sara Baase, Timothy Henry |
| Publisher: | Pearson Education (US) |
| Imprint: | Pearson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 560 |
| Edition: | 5th |
| Release Date: | 5 July 2017 |
| Weight: | 703g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 178mm x 18mm |
About The Author
Sara Baase
Sara Baase is Professor Emeritus with the Department of Computer Science, San Diego State University, where she won awards for outstanding teaching. Her textbooks in computer science have been translated into several languages. Dr. Baase received her doctoral degree from the University of California, Berkeley.
Timothy M. Henry has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, a Master of Science Degree in Computer Science from Old Dominion University, and was awarded a PhD in Applied Math Sciences from the University of Rhode Island. He began his IT career as an officer in the U.S. Coast Guard, and among his early tours, he was the Information Resources Manager (what is today a CIO) at the Coast Guard’s training center in Yorktown, VA.
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