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Stewart Brand
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born
in Rockford, Illinois, The United States
December 14, 1938
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male
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influences
LSD, Ken Kesey, Doug Engelbart, Danny Hillis
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Since the beginnings of civilization, humans have had reason to think carefully about where to grow food, where to sleep, where to put waste. We call it land use planning and for most of history it’s happened pretty haphazardly. Like other activities, though, we’ve gradually systematized the process, especially as we’ve come up against scarcity and competition. Until we can move significant p...
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How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built
— published 1994 — 4 editions |
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Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto
— published 2009 — 12 editions |
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Clock Of The Long Now: Time And Responsibility: The Ideas Behind The World's Slowest Computer
— published 2000 — 9 editions |
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The Media Lab: Inventing the Future at M.I.T.
— published 1988 — 3 editions |
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Original Whole Earth Catalog, Special 30th Anniversary Issue
— published 1969 — 6 editions |
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Essential Whole Earth Catalog
— published 1986 |
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Whole Earth Software Catalog
— published 1984 |
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Whole Earth Epilog
— published 1974 |
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II Cybernetic Frontiers
— published 1974 — 2 editions |
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Space Colonies
— published 1977 |
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“A library doesn't need windows. A library is a window.”
― Stewart Brand, How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built
― Stewart Brand, How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built
“Science is the only news. When you scan a news portal or magazine, all the human interest stuff is the same old he-said-she-said, the politics and economics the same cyclical dramas, the fashions a pathetic illusion of newness; even the technology is predictable if you know the science behind it. Human nature doesn't change much; science does, and the change accrues, altering the world irreversibly”
― Stewart Brand
― Stewart Brand
“[On technology:] A realm of intimate, personal power is developing -- power of the individual to conduct his own education, find his own inspiration, shape his own environment, and share his adventure with whoever is interested.”
― Stewart Brand
― Stewart Brand
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