Evolution of Wired Life From the Alphabet to the Soul-Catcher Chip -- How Information Technologies Change Our World

Name: Evolution of Wired Life From the Alphabet to the Soul-Catcher Chip -- How Information Technologies Change Our World
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ISBN: 9780471392989

ISBN-10: 0471392987

ISBN-13: 9780471392989

Edition: 1999

Authors: Charles Jonscher

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"A rich statement of why human beings can and will stay masters of the new information technologies. . . . The Evolution of Wired Life could hardly be more timely or important."_William Hutton, Observer (London)If we believe the forecasts of many computer enthusiasts, a wave of amazing devices will soon fundamentally change our lives, and the "thinking machine" is just around the corner. In this authoritative and entertaining book, critically acclaimed author Charles Jonscher presents the other side of the argument. He shows us that in order to understand the true transformative powers of the new technologies, we must know about the long history of their development_and that no calculating…

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List price: $15.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Canada, Limited
Publication date: 8/1/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.56" wide x 8.49" long x 0.85" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



The Soul-Catcher Chip


The Ancient Mystery of Human Knowledge


Wiring the Planet


The Chip, Master Logician


But Are Computers Like Us?: The Rise and Fall of Artificial Intelligence


Creating Cyberspace: Multimedia and the Internet


Looking for Results: Computers and Economic Progress


Back to the Real World: Digital Technologies of Tomorrow


Who Are We in the Digital Age??


Epilogue


Further Reading


Index