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

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"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 distorted philosophical heritage...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wyly, Elvin K. (Author)
Language:English
Published: Morgantown : West Virginia University Press, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Ackerman, Edward A. > (Edward Augustus), > 1911-1973.
Geographers > United States > Biography.
Geography > History > 20th century.
Geography > Philosophy.
Geography > Methodology.
Geographic information systems > History.
Neo-Kantianism > History > 20th century.
Geographers.
Geographic information systems.
Geography.
Neo-Kantianism.
United States.
1900-1999
Biographies.
History.
Genre:
Biography.
Biographies.
History.
Physical Description:xx, 171 pages ; 21 cm
Format: Book

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