Technology and the rest of culture: keynote.

Part of a special issue on technology and culture. The writer discusses the information aspects of technology in an attempt to answer, or at least consider, certain aspects of technology and culture. Specifically, he examines where technology is today; how this situation emerged; what is out and w...

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Publicado en:Social Research Vol. 64; pp. 1021 - 1042
Autor principal: Penzias, Arno
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: New School for Social Research Fall 1997
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Sumario:Part of a special issue on technology and culture. The writer discusses the information aspects of technology in an attempt to answer, or at least consider, certain aspects of technology and culture. Specifically, he examines where technology is today; how this situation emerged; what is out and what is in; and where technology is headed in the future. He concludes that technology—the application of organized knowledge—for and by humans will allow individuals to be whatever they are already, only more so.