The Invisible Future: The Seamless Integration of Technology Into Everyday Life

by Peter J. Denning (Editor)

A number of visionary authors share their thoughts on the future of information technology and computing in a series of provocative essays by Rodney Brooks, John Seely Brown, Rita Colwell, Michael Dertouzos, Alan Kay, Ray Kurzweil, Bob Metcalfe, and others.

Genres: Technology

256 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2001

About the author

Peter J. Denning is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California. He invented the working-set model, the foundation for managing virtual memory in computer operating systems. He is a past president of the Association for Computing Machinery. He co-founded CSNET, a key bridge between the early ARPANET and today's Internet. He relishes the enduring principles underlying computing, AI, and innovation. His books include The Innovator's Way (w Bob Dunham), Navigating a Restless Sea (w Todd Lyons), and Great Principles of Computing (w Craig Martell). His latest, Turing's Mistake, challenges a founding assumption of AI and argues that human understanding is not machine computable.