The Invisible Future: The Seamless

Today's leading visionaries discuss the future of information technology How will E-commerce and E-consumers interact in 2020? What will the relationship between man and machine, man and information, and information and machine mean for future generations? The Invisible Future assembles an elite group of 17 business and academic leaders to answer these and many other fascinating, strategically critical questions. The original essays they provide are as provocative and as powerful as the topics they discuss. This wide-ranging collection offers tactical insights into the future of technology and computing. Essential reading for executives engaged in strategic planning, and anyone interested in the future of technology, The Invisible Future includes never-before published essays by: Rodney Brooks John Seely Brown Rita Colwell Michael Dertouzos Alan Kay Ray Kurzweil Bob Metcalfe And more

Peter J. Denning, Ph.D., is professor of computer science and chair of the Information Technology Council at George Mason University. One of today's leading futurists and IT thought leaders, he was a pioneer in the early development of operating systems throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Over the past three decades, Dr. Denning has held numerous leadership positions in the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). He has published six books, including Talking Back to the Machine and Beyond Calculation, and over 280 articles on computers, networks, and operating systems.

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) is the world's foremost educational and scientific computing society for professionals and students. Founded in 1947, ACM today has over 80,000 members.

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Acknowledgments

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Science's Endless Golden Age

1

(14)

Neil DeGrasse Tyson

A Compass for Computing's Future

15

(12)

Rita Colwell

Engineering the Ocean

27

(16)

Marcia K. McNutt

How Biology Became an Information Science

43

(14)

David Baltimore

Flesh and Machines

57

(8)

Rodney A. Brooks

The Surprising Prowess of an Automated Music Composer

65

(22)

Douglas Hofstadter

Free Market Electrical Network Management

87

(22)

Shirley Ann Jackson

The Computer Revolution Hasn't Happened Yet

109

(8)

Alan Kay

Don't Count Society Out

117

(28)

John Seely Brown

Paul Duguid

Less Is More (More or Less)

145

(36)

William Buxton

Human-Centered Systems

181

(12)

Michael L. Dertouzos

Fine Living in Virtual Reality

193

(24)

Ray Kurzweil

Life After Internet

217

(10)

Bob Metcalfe

John Gehl

One Is Glad to Be of Service

227

(8)

Vint Cerf

Ambient Intelligence

235

(16)

Emile Aarts

Rick Harwig

Martin Schuurmans

When Our Environments Become Really Smart

251

(26)

Bruce Sterling

Somatics in Cyberspace

277

(18)

Richard Strozzi Heckler

When IT Becomes a Profession

295

(32)

Peter J. Denning

Contributors

327

(14)

Additional Essays

341

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