What Will Be

图书标准信息

• 作者 Michael L.、Bill Gates 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins Publishers
• 出版时间 1998-02
• ISBN 9780062515407
• 定价 158.30元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 384页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

MichaelDertouzoshasbeenaninsightfulcommentatorandanactiveparticipantinthecreationoftheInformationAge.Now,inWhatWillBe,heoffersathought-provokingandentertainingvisionoftheworldofthenextdecade—andofthenextcentury.DertouzosexaminestheimpactthatthefollowingnewtechnologiesandchallengeswillhaveonourlivesastheInformationRevolutionprogresses:allthemusic,filmandtexteverproducedwillbeavailableon-demandinourownhomesyour"bodynet"willletyoumakephonecalls,checkemailandpaybillsasyouwalkdownthestreetadvancesintelecommunicationwillradicallyaltertheroleofface-to-facecontactinourlivesglobaldisparitiesininfrastructurewillwidenthegapbetweenrichandpoorsurgicalmini-robotsandonlinecarewillchangethepracticeofmedicineasweknowit.Detailed,accessibleandvisionary,WhatWillBe?isessentialforInformationAgerevolutionariesandtechnologicalneophytesalike.Inthisfascinating,essentialguidebooktotheThirdRevolution,techoracleMichaelDertouzos--headofMITLaboratoryforComputerScienceandauthorofthebestsellingMadeinAmerica--chartsauniquelyknowledgeableandrichlydetailedmapofthechangeswhichthenewtechnologywillwreakineveryaspectofreaders'lives.288pp.12-cityauthortour.Printads.Onlinepromo.125,000print.

【作者简介】

TechoracleMichaelDertouzos(1937-2001)offeredalearned,accessible,andfascinatinglydetailedpreviewofnewinformationtechnologyanddescribedhowitwouldremakeoursociety,culture,economy,andprivatelives.Since1974MichaelDertouzoshadbeenDirectoroftheMITLaboratoryforComputerScience(LCS).Formorethanaquartercentury,MIThasbeenattheforefrontofthecomputerrevolution.Itsmembersandalumnihavebeeninstrumentalintheinventionofsuchinnovationsastime-sharedcomputers,RSAencryption,theSpreadsheet,theNuBus,theX-Windowsystem,theARPAnetandtheInternet.TheLabiscurrentlyhometotheWorldWideWebConsortium,anopenforumofcompaniesandorganizationsledbytheWeb’sinventor.Dertouzoshadspentmuchofhiscareerstudyingandforecastingfuturetechnologicalshifts,andleadinghislabtowardmakingthemareality.Ina1976Peoplemagazineinterview,hesuccessfullypredictedtheemergenceofaPCinevery3-4homesbythemid-1990s.In1980,hefirstwroteabouttheInformationMarketplace,withanambitiousvisionofnetworkedcomputersthathasemergedasthetrillion-dollarengineofcommercetransformingoureconomy.Mostrecently,Dertouzoshasbeenanadvocateforwhathecalls"human-centriccomputing"--aradicaltransformationofthewayweusecomputers.Aspartofthiseffort,LCSrecentlyunveiledthe$50millionOxygenproject,intendedtomakecomputerseasiertouseandasnaturalapartofourenvironmentastheairwebreathe.BorninAthens,Greece,DertouzoscametotheU.S.asaFulbrightScholar.FollowingaPh.D.fromMITin1964,hejoinedtheMITfaculty,wherehehadbeenProfessorofComputerScienceandElectricalEngineering.In1968DertouzosfoundedComputekInc.tomanufactureandmarketoneoftheearliestgraphicaldisplayterminals,basedononeofhispatents.HesoonbecametheChairmanoftheBoardofComputek,whereheintroducedthefirstintelligentterminalsintheearly1970's.HesubsequentlysoldthecompanywhenhebecameDirectorofLCS.Sincethattime,Dertouzoshasbeeninvolvedinseveralhigh-techstart-ups,includingPictureTelandRSA.InhisconsultingactivitiesforcompaniessuchasSiemensNixdorf,UPS,andBASFhehasadvancedbusinessandInformationTechnologystrategies.DuringtheCarterAdministration,DertouzoschairedaWhiteHouseadvisorygroupthatredesignedtheWhiteHouseInformationSystems.InFebruaryof1995,herepresentedtheU.S.asamemberoftheU.S.delegationledbyVicePresidentAlGoretotheG7ConferenceontheInformationSociety.In1998hewasco-chairmanoftheWorldEconomicForumontheNetworkSocietyinDavos,Switzerland.DertouzoswasadualcitizenoftheU.S.andtheE.U.HehadworkedextensivelywiththeEuropeanCommission,inparticularasafrequentkeynotespeakeronESPRITandotherECtechnologyprograms.ForseveralyearshewasanadvisertothePrimeMinisterofGreece,aswellastoothergovernments.DertouzoswasalsoamemberoftheUnitedStatesNationalAcademyofEngineeringandtheAthensAcademyofArtsandSciences.HeheldanhonorarydoctoratefromtheUniversityofAthens,andhereceivedtheB.J.ThompsonAward(bestpaper)oftheInstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineers(IEEE)andtheTermanAward(besteducator)oftheAmericanSocietyforEngineeringEducation.HewasamemberoftheU.S.CouncilonForeignRelations,andhasbeenhonoredbytheHellenicRepublicasCommanderofGreece'sLegionofHonor.Dertouzosistheauthor/co-authorofsevenbooks,includingMADEINAMERICA:RegainingtheProductiveEdge(MITPress,1989),withover300,000copiesinprint,andWHATWILLBE:HowtheNewWorldofInformationWillChangeOurLives(HarperCollins,1997),whichhasbeentranslatedintothirteenlanguages.