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November, Joseph Adam, 1975-

Biomedical computing : digitizing life in the United States / Joseph November. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource : illustrations - Johns Hopkins University studies in historical and political science ; 130th ser., 2 . - Johns Hopkins University studies in historical and political science ; 130th ser., 2. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Putting molecular biology and medical diagnosis into metal brains : operations research and the origins of biomedical computing -- Building tomorrow's biomedicine : the National Institutes of Health's early mission to computerize biology and medicine -- The LINC revolution : the forgotten biomedical origins of personal computing -- A new way of life : computing in the lab, in the clinic, and at the foundation -- Martians, experts, and universitas : biomedical computing at Stanford University, 1960-1966.

ISBN: 9781421406657 (electronic bk.) 1421406659 (electronic bk.) (hdbk. ; alk. paper) (hdbk. ; alk. paper)

Subjects--Corporate Names:
National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
National Institutes of Health (U.S.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Medical informatics--History.--United States
Bioinformatics--History.--United States
Biomedical Research--history
History, 20th Century
Médecine--Informatique--Histoire.--États-Unis
Bio-informatique--Histoire.--États-Unis
Médecine--Histoire--20e siècle.
MEDICAL--Laboratory Medicine.
Bioinformatics.
Medical informatics.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
History.

LC Class. No.: R858 / .N68 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 610.72/40285

National Library of Medicine Call No.: W 20.5