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Reviewed on April 18, 2025 | Sciences & Technology
Drawing on his background in writing computer software and his previous works explaining the origins of pocket calculators (Empire of the Sum), books (The Book), and punctuation (Shady Characters), Houston's new history of the emoji starts by showing how the emoji's creation in Japan in the late 1980s influenced global culture and then moves forward through the icons' development, intricacies, and adop...Log In or Sign Up to Read More




