"This comprehensive reference work provides immediate, fingertip access to state-of-the-art technology in nearly 700 self-contained articles written by over 900 international authorities. Each article in the Encyclopedia features current developments and trends in computers, software, vendors, and applications...extensive bibliographies of leading figures in the field, such as Samuel Alexander, John von Neumann, and Norbert Wiener...and in-depth analysis of future directions."

Defining the problem; Printer's typefaces and fonts; Monotype and linecaster mechanical composition; Computer text input keyboards; Word processing; Optical character recognition of text; Technical and scientific book and journal composition; Bookwork correction editing and retrieval; Newspaper and magazine computer systems; Nonscanning text composition photocomposers; The scanned image photocomposer; Perspective and prospect.