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Biomedical Computing: Digitizing Life in the United States
Joseph A. November
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Description for Biomedical Computing: Digitizing Life in the United States
Hardback. November's thoroughly researched and lively study makes clear for readers the motives behind computerizing the study of life and how that technology profoundly affects biomedical research today. Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 360 pages, 17, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBG; MBX; MQW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
Imagine biology and medicine today without computers. What would laboratory work be like if electronic databases and statistical software did not exist? Would disciplines like genomics even be feasible if we lacked the means to manage and manipulate huge volumes of digital data? How would patients fare in a world absent CT scans, programmable pacemakers, and computerized medical records? Today, computers are a critical component of almost all research in biology and medicine. Yet, just fifty years ago, the study of life was by far the least digitized field of science, its living subject matter thought too complex and dynamic ... Read more
Imagine biology and medicine today without computers. What would laboratory work be like if electronic databases and statistical software did not exist? Would disciplines like genomics even be feasible if we lacked the means to manage and manipulate huge volumes of digital data? How would patients fare in a world absent CT scans, programmable pacemakers, and computerized medical records? Today, computers are a critical component of almost all research in biology and medicine. Yet, just fifty years ago, the study of life was by far the least digitized field of science, its living subject matter thought too complex and dynamic ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Series
Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science
Condition
New
Weight
612g
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421404684
SKU
V9781421404684
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Ref
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About Joseph A. November
Joseph November is an assistant professor of history at the University of South Carolina.
Reviews for Biomedical Computing: Digitizing Life in the United States
Computers changed research in the life sciences in the 1950s and 1960s. Historian Joseph November engagingly relates how... November's style is convincing and compelling.
Paula Stephan Nature A fine pick for medical, science and computer collections alike. Midwest Book Review Yes, it's about computers, but very readable. Reference and Research Book News A well-written, engaging piece of historical scholarship... ... Read more
Paula Stephan Nature A fine pick for medical, science and computer collections alike. Midwest Book Review Yes, it's about computers, but very readable. Reference and Research Book News A well-written, engaging piece of historical scholarship... ... Read more