Engineering rules global standard setting since 1880 / JoAnne Yates, Craig N. Murphy.

Author/creator Yates, JoAnne, 1951-
Other author Murphy, Craig.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBaltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2019]
Descriptionxiv, 421 pages ; 22 cm.
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Subjects

SeriesHagley library studies in business, technology, and politics
Contents The first wave -- Engineering professionalization and private standard setting for industry before 1900 -- Organizing private standard setting within and across borders, 1900 to World War I -- A community and a movement, World War I to the Great Depression -- The second wave -- Decline and revival of the movement, the 1930s to the 1950s -- Standards for a global market, the 1960s to the 1980s -- US participation in international RFI/EMC standardization, World War II through the 1980s -- The third wave -- Computer networking ushers in a new era in standard setting, 1980s to 2000s -- The development of a W3C standard: WebCrypto API, 2012-2017 -- Voluntary standards for quality management and social responsibility since the 1980s.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages [343]-408) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018036808
ISBN9781421428895 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
ISBN142142889X (hardcover : acid-free paper)

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