内容简介
Buildingonthesuccessofhisindustry-shakingDoesITMatter?NicholasCarrreturnswithTheBigSwitch,asweepinglookathowanewcomputerrevolutionisreshapingbusiness,society,andculture.Justascompaniesstoppedgeneratingtheirownpowerandpluggedintothenewlybuiltelectricgridsomehundredyearsago,todayit'scomputingthat'sturningintoautility.Theeffectsofthistransitionwillultimatelychangesocietyasprofoundlyascheapelectricitydid.TheBigSwitchprovidesapanoramicviewofthenewworldbeingconjuredfromthecircuitsofthe"WorldWideComputer."Newforthepaperbackedition,thebooknowincludesanA–Zguidetothecompaniesleadingthistransformation.
作者简介
NicholasCarristhebest-sellingauthorofTheShallows,aPulitzerPrizefinalist,TheBigSwitch,andDoesITMatter?HisarticlesandessayshaveappearedinTheAtlantic,theNewYorkTimes,theWallStreetJournal,Wired,andTheNewRepublic.Hehasbeenwriter-in-residenceattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,andanexecutiveeditoroftheHarvardBusinessReview.HelivesinColorado.