• DocumentCode
    1521232
  • Title

    Engineering Change: The Appropriation of Computer Technology at Grupo ICA in Mexico (1965—1971)

  • Author

    Batiz-Lazo, B. ; Haigh, T.

  • Author_Institution
    Bangor Univ., Bangor, UK
  • Volume
    34
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    20
  • Lastpage
    33
  • Abstract
    The Mexican civil engineering firm ICA installed its first computer, an IBM 1130, in 1966. By documenting the development of ICA´s computing efforts over almost 15 years, the authors trace the influence of personnel and company practices, examine the development of technical and administrative applications, and explore the computer center´s story within the broader history of ICA.
  • Keywords
    IBM computers; civil engineering; computer centres; personnel; social aspects of automation; IBM 1130; ICA; Ingenieros Civiles Asociados; Mexican civil engineering firm; administrative application; company practices; computer center; computer technology; personnel; technical application; Computer integration; Data preprocessing; History; Mexico; ICA; Mexico; computer centers; computer integrated engineering; data processing; history; history of computing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1058-6180
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MAHC.2012.22
  • Filename
    6203523
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1521232