TrueNames

Once in a great while, a science fiction story can predict impending scientific developments with remarkable accuracy and become a catalyst for new discoveries. Such is the case with True Names by Vernor Vinge, first published in 1981. In this book, computer scientists and journalists who are at the forefront of the field offer insights into the latest innovations and developments of the Internet.

These experts include Danny Hillis, the founder of Thinking Machines and the first Disney Fellow; Timothy C. May, the former chief scientist at Intel and a major insider in the field of computers and technology; Marvin Minsky, the cofounder of the MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab; and Chip Morningstar and F. Randall Farmer, the codevelopers of habitat, the first real computer interactive environment. Mark Pesce, the cocreator of VRML and the author of "The Playful World: How Technology Transforms Our Imagination," also contributes to the collection, along with Richard M. Stallman, a research affiliate with MIT and the founder of the Free Software Movement.

作者简介

VernorSteffenVingeisaretiredSanDiegoStateUniversityProfessorofMathematics,computerscientist,andsciencefictionauthor.HeisbestknownforhisHugoAward-winningnovelsAFireUponTheDeep(1992),ADeepnessintheSky(1999)andRainbowsEnd(2006),hisHugoAward-winningnovellasFastTimesatFairmontHigh(2002)andTheCookieMonster(2004),aswellasfo...