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OverviewOver the past 50 years, the information revolution has transformed intimidating digital computers into household tools. This title tells the story of the information revolution as imagined in the writings of its most inspired revolutionaries - engineers, programmers, computer scientists and activists dealing with the intersection of technology and society. Most importantly, the book examines the interplay between technology and society, computers and culture, information and meaning. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Adam BratePublisher: Cengage Learning, Inc Imprint: Texere Publishing Dimensions: Width: 16.00cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 23.60cm Weight: 0.681kg ISBN: 9781587991035ISBN 10: 1587991039 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 04 July 2002 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Awaiting stock  Table of ContentsIntroduction 1.The Circle of Feedback 2.As We Should Think 3.Digital Brains 4.Over the Intergalactic Network 5.Of Mice and Men 6.Agents of Change 7.The Message in the Medium 8.Mediation for the Hell of It 9.Everything is Deeply Intertwingled 10.Sharing the Source 11.The Revolution and the Law 12.Information is Everything 13.The Circle of Empathy Timeline Acknowledgements Bibliography Notes IndexReviewsAuthor InformationAdam Brate is a technology writer who lives in downtown Manhattan, just around the corner from Silicon Alley. Brate's first book, Making the Cisco Connection, is a business history of the super corporation that builds the Internet's infrastructure. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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