Standards
- 402 páginas
- 15 horas de lectura
An investigation into standards, the invisible infrastructures of our technical, moral, social, and physical worlds.
Esta serie profundiza en los sistemas ocultos que sustentan nuestro mundo, desde las redes digitales hasta las estructuras físicas. Explora cómo estos marcos, a menudo pasados por alto, dan forma a nuestra sociedad, economía y vida cotidiana. Cada volumen desvela la complejidad y la interconexión de las infraestructuras críticas, ofreciendo a los lectores una nueva y profunda perspectiva de la era moderna.
An investigation into standards, the invisible infrastructures of our technical, moral, social, and physical worlds.
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