{"product_id":"using-computers-raymond-s-nickerson-9780262640220","title":"Using Computers: The Human Factors of Information Systems","description":"\u003cp\u003eIndustry veteran Raymond Nickerson provides an extensive introduction to the information technology revolution that is transforming industrial society. He focuses particularly on the study of person-computer interaction, noting how computers are affecting their users and society as a whole, and describes a variety of ways in which information technology is expected to develop in the forseeable future.Nickerson summarizes the development of information technology and discusses many of its applications - in farming, research, education and training, manufacturing, general management, retailing, defense, and elsewhere - that have already had a substantial impact on society. He reviews the human-factors research that has been done and is underway, with special attention to the physical and cognitive interface, including languages, conversational interactions, and the concepts of friendliness and usability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaymond S. Nickerson is Senior Vice President of BBN Laboratories, a subsidiary of Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc. A Bradford Book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Raymond S. Nickerson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0262640228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780262640220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MIT Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/1987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 454\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.00d","brand":"Raymond S. Nickerson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48448788201727,"sku":"9780262640220","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c493b3ca-8326-466c-80b2-436b31872d6c.jpg?v=1777260552","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/using-computers-raymond-s-nickerson-9780262640220","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}