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Mirror Worlds, or, the Day Software Puts the... by Gelernter, David Hil Hardback

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État
Très bon état: Livre qui ne semble pas neuf, ayant déjà été lu, mais qui est toujours en excellent ...
ISBN
9780195068122
EAN
9780195068122
Publication Year
1991
Type
Textbook
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Name
Mirror Worlds : Or: the Day Software Puts the Universe in a Shoebox... How It Will Happen and What It Will Mean
Item Height
0.8in
Author
David Gelernter
Item Length
9.6in
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
18.5 Oz
Number of Pages
256 Pages

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Technology doesn't flow smoothly; it's the big surprises that matter, and Yale computer expert David Gelernter sees one such giant leap right on the horizon. Today's small scale software programs are about to be joined by vast public software works that will revolutionize computing and transform society as a whole. One such vast program is the "Mirror World." Imagine looking at your computer screen and seeing reality--an image of your city, for instance, complete with moving traffic patterns, or a picture that sketches the state of an entire far-flung corporation at this second. These representations are called Mirror Worlds, and according to Gelernter they will soon be available to everyone. Mirror Worlds are high-tech voodoo dolls: by interacting with the images, you interact with reality. Indeed, Mirror Worlds will revolutionize the use of computers, transforming them from (mere) handy tools to crystal balls which will allow us to see the world more vividly and see into it more deeply. Reality will be replaced gradually, piece-by-piece, by a software imitation; we will live inside the imitation; and the surprising thing is--this will be a great humanistic advance. We gain control over our world, plus a huge new measure of insight and vision. In this fascinating book--part speculation, part explanation--Gelernter takes us on a tour of the computer technology of the near future. Mirror Worlds, he contends, will allow us to explore the world in unprecedented depth and detail without ever changing out of our pajamas. A hospital administrator might wander through an entire medical complex via a desktop computer. Any citizen might explore the performance of the local schools, chat electronically with teachers and other Mirror World visitors, plant software agents to report back on interesting topics; decide to run for the local school board, hire a campaign manager, and conduct the better part of the campaign itself--all by interacting with the Mirror World. Gelernter doesn't just speculate about how this amazing new software will be used--he shows us how it will be made, explaining carefully and in detail how to build a Mirror World using technology already available. We learn about "disembodied machines," "trellises," "ensembles," and other computer components which sound obscure, but which Gelernter explains using familiar metaphors and terms. (He tells us that a Mirror World is a microcosm just like a Japanese garden or a Gothic cathedral, and that a computer program is translated by the computer in the same way a symphony is translated by a violinist into music.) Mirror Worlds offers a lucid and humanistic account of the coming software revolution, told by a computer scientist at the cutting edge of his field.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195068122
ISBN-13
9780195068122
eBay Product ID (ePID)
62925

Product Key Features

Author
David Gelernter
Publication Name
Mirror Worlds : Or: the Day Software Puts the Universe in a Shoebox... How It Will Happen and What It Will Mean
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
1991
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
256 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.6in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
18.5 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Qa76.754.G45 1991
Reviews
"The author's style is discursive, with occasional examples. He expresses numerous opinions. I recommend the book highly for the general reader." --Computing Reviews, "[Gelernter] takes a complex topic and breaks it down into understandable image, and does so with enthusiasm."--The Orlando Sentinel
Copyright Date
1991
Topic
Software Development & Engineering / General, General
Lccn
91-019178
Intended Audience
Trade
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Computers

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