Seer of the mirror world.
The article profiles David Gelernter, a computer scientist. Topics discussed include his 1991 book "Mirror Worlds," which accurately predicted how computers would integrate into human society, his work on the development of the computer programming language Linda, and the attack he sustained from an...
| Publicado en: | Economist Vol. 401; no. 8762; pp. 27 - 29 |
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| Formato: | Artículo |
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Economist Newspaper Limited
12/3/2011
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| Sumario: | The article profiles David Gelernter, a computer scientist. Topics discussed include his 1991 book "Mirror Worlds," which accurately predicted how computers would integrate into human society, his work on the development of the computer programming language Linda, and the attack he sustained from anti-technology terrorist Ted Kaczynski, aka the Unabomber, in 1993. His company Mirror Worlds' software Scopeware is mentioned. |
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