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From the Moon to the Microchip: Fifty Years of Technical Communication

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This article explores technologies and technical writing as discussed over the past 50 years in STC’s journal, Technical communication. It describes how computer technologies were initially applied to gain efficiency with technical publication production processes such as typing and typesetting manuscripts and notes that today’s single-sourcing and content-management approaches shift efficiency goals from the production to the creation of texts. The author concludes that the most powerful technology technical communicators use is the technology of text itself.

Document Type: Research Article

Publication date: 01 November 2003

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  • Technical Communication, the Society's journal, publishes articles about the practical application of technical communication theory and serves as a common arena for discussion by practitioners. Technical Communication includes both quantitative and qualitative research while showcasing the work of some of the field's most noteworthy writers. Among its most popular features are the helpful book reviews. Technical Communication is published quarterly and is free with membership.
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