Computers — Financial Nemesis or Catalyst?
Five decades after the first spreadsheet, the question remains — did technology empower accountants, or quietly erode their judgement?
In The Evolution of Accounting, Gary Segal traces how finance transformed from handwritten ledgers to machine-driven dashboards. This isn’t just the history of tools — it’s the story of people who believed automation would liberate them, only to discover that precision sometimes came at the cost of perspective.
The preface sets the tone: an unflinching look at how computers became both ally and adversary to the profession that built trust on balance. It asks a hard question for our time — have we gained control over data, or have the numbers begun to control us?
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