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More copies of this ISBN:True Names: And the Opening of the Cyberspace Frontierby Vernor Vinge
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Once in a great while a science fiction story is so visionary, yet so close to impending scientific developments that it becomes not only an accurate predictor, but itself the locus for new discoveries and development. True Names by Vernor Vinge, first published in 1981, is such a work.Here is a feast of articles by computer scientists and journalists on the cutting edge of the field, writing about innovations and developments of the Internet, including, among others: Danny Hillis: Founder of thinking machines and the first Disney Fellow.Timothy C. May: former chief scientist at Intel--a major insider in the field of computers and technology.Marvin Minsky: Cofounder of the MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab.Chip Morningstar and F. Randall Farmer: Codevelopers of habitat, the first real computer interactive environment.Mark Pesce: Cocreator of VRML and the author of the Playful World: How Technology Transforms Our Imagination.Richard M. Stallman: Research affiliate with MIT; the founder of the Free Software Movement. Synopsis:"True Names, " the groundbreaking novella that invented the concept of cyberspace, is featured along with articles from other authors in a forum that explores the blossoming discoveries and groundbreaking applications on the Internet frontier. About the AuthorBorn in Waukesha, Wisconsin and raised in Central Michigan, science fiction writer Vernor Vinge is the son of geographers. Fascinated by science and particularly computers from an early age, he has a Ph.D. in computer science, and taught mathematics and computer science at San Diego State University for thirty years.He has won Hugo Awards for his novels A Fire Upon the Deep (1992) and A Deepness in the Sky (1999), and for the novella "Fast Times at Fairmont High" (2001). Known for his rigorous hard-science approach to his SF, he became an iconic figure among cybernetic scientists with the publication in 1981 of his novella "True Names," which is considered a seminal, visionary work of Internet fiction.He has also gained a great deal of attention both here and abroad for his theory of the coming machine intelligence Singularity. Sought widely as a speaker to both business and scientific groups, he lives in San Diego, California. Table of ContentsPreface by James Frenkel Introduction by Vernor Vinge "A Time of Transition/The Human Connection," by Danny Hills "True Nyms and Crypto Anarchy," by Timothy C. May "Eventful History: Version 1.x," by John M. Ford "How Is the NII Like a Prison?," by Alan Wexelblat "Intelligent Software," by Pattie Maes "The Right to Read," by Richard M. Stallman "Cryptography and the Politics of One's True Name," by Leonard N. Foner "Habitat: Reports from an Online Community," by Chip Morningstar and F. Randall Farmer "True Magic," by Mark Pesce 'True Names," by Vernor Vinge Afterword by Marvin Minsky What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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