Informatics everywhere : information and computation in society, science, and technology
T Tom Verhoeff · TU/e Research Portal · 2013
Informatics is about information and its processing, also known as computation. Nowadays, children grow up taking smartphones and the internet for granted. Information and computation rule society. Science uses computerized equipment to collect, analyze, and visualize massive amounts of data. Scientific theories more and more involve computational models. Technology incorporates computational mechanisms, even on a nano, molecular, or quantum scale, in every imaginable product. A story. Keywords: information, computation, society, science, technology