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Subject:RE: history of tech writing From:"Barbara Yanez" <BarbaraYanez -at- cogentsystems -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 6 Dec 2002 16:23:40 -0800
Try "Dynamics in Document Design" by K Schriver. The first few chapters give a great history of the profession
Barbara Yanez
Sean Hower asks:
Some of the comments on the Re: encouraging learning by experimentation? thread have got me wondering about the history of technical writing. Does anyone know of a good book that covers this topic in good detail?
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