Tools for Thought

The History and Future of Mind-Expanding Technology

By:

Howard Rheingold

Format:

Paperback / softback

Series:

Tools for Thought

Show Hide Adult Content

$158.00

Available from supplier

Usually ships in 3-4 weeks

0 in Trolley

Price Match

Wrap this item as a gift ($5.90) - add a free gift card on the next page

Free Delivery with Primate

Join Now

Free 14 day free trial, cancel anytime.

Buy Now, Pay Later with:

4 payments of $39.50 with Afterpay Learn more

6 weekly interest-free payments of $26.33 with Laybuy Learn more

Availability

Delivering to:

Estimated arrival:

Around 17-27 June using International Courier

Description

The digital revolution did not begin with the teenage millionaires of Silicon Valley, claims Howard Rheingold, but with such early intellectual giants as Charles Babbage, George Boole and John von Neumann. In a highly engaging style, Rheingold tells the story of what he calls the partiarchs, poineers and infonauts of the computer, focusing in particular on such pioneers as J.C.R. Licklider, Doug Engelbart, Bob Taylor and Alan Kay. Taking the reader step by step from 19th-century mathematics to contemporary computing, he introduces a fascinating collection of eccentrics, mavericks, geniuses and visionaries. The book was originally published in 1985, and Rheingold's attempt to envision computing in the 1990s turns out to have been remarkably prescient. This edition contains an afterword, in which Rheingold interviews some of the pioneers discussed in the book. As an exercise in what he calls "retrospective futurism", Rheingold also looks back at how he looked forward.

Author Biography:

Howard Rheingold, an influential writer and thinker on social media, is the author of Tools for Thought- The History and Future of Mind-Expanding Technology, The Virtual Community- Homesteading on the Electronic Frontier (both published by the MIT Press), and Smart Mobs- The Next Social Revolution.

Release date NZ

April 13th, 2000

Author

Howard Rheingold

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Interest Age

From 18 years

Pages

360

Series

Tools for Thought

Dimensions

152x229x19

ISBN-13

9780262681155

Product ID

2039387

Customer reviews

Nobody has reviewed this product yet. You could be the first!

Write a Review

Marketplace listings

There are no Marketplace listings available for this product currently.
Already own it? Create a free listing and pay just 9% commission when it sells!

Sell Yours Here