Published by MIT Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 026203171X ISBN 13: 9780262031714
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Published by Mit Pr, 1990
ISBN 10: 026203171X ISBN 13: 9780262031714
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Published by Mit Pr, 1990
ISBN 10: 026203171X ISBN 13: 9780262031714
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Published by Oxford University Press, New York & Oxford, England, UK, et al., 1991
ISBN 10: 0195068122 ISBN 13: 9780195068122
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First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. John Costa (Jacket Design); Nicholas Carriero (Author Photo); 'Medici Princess', 1952 by Joseph Cornell (Jacket Illustration) (illustrator). Copyright © 1991 by Oxford University Pr. 237 + pp. A great, almost spotlessly clean copy and dust jacket! Solidly and tightly bound, essentially and nearly flawless copy and dust jacket with minimal internal and external wear and use. Copy with crisp pages, spotlessly clean text, and light shelf wear. Pen note on first free front end page. Smooth covers. Dust jacket shows minimal, minor or light wear around edges. Synopsis: From Library Journal: With evangelical fervor, Gelernter's book-length essay paints a future where software technology, now isolating people, brings them into impersonal proximity through "mirror worlds. " These computer models of reality let users descend to greater depths of detail at will, meet other explorers, and generally get the "big picture" of what's going on. However, Gelernter's own appraisal of the value of computers seems inconsistent and extreme: he claims they are valuable just sitting unused on the coffee table but then insists that the uninitiated will be forced to "sink or swim" (i.e., learn to use computers) in the information sea computers create. His casual style gives the book the feel of a lecture transcript, and his metaphors (e.g., "jettisoned floating landscapes in tuple space") demand considerable hardware and software knowledge to link them with reality. For collections emphasizing computer science. -Doug Kranch, Ambassador Coll. Lib., Big Sandy, Tex. Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Kirkus Reviews Within ten years, Gelernter (Computer Science/Yale) predicts here, scientists will deploy computer systems able to capture extensive data about a particular ``reality'' (hospital, city, etc. ), and to present a constantly updated model on a desktop computer. ``A Mirror World is some huge institution's moving, true-to-life mirror image trapped inside a computer--where you can see and grasp it whole, '' Gelernter writes. Citizens will be able to visit these computer models like public squares, gaining unprecedented access to data on what's going on (and the officials in charge, the author intimates, will presumably welcome a chance to have their performance monitored). Building such mirror worlds will be extraordinarily difficult.
Published by MIT, 1990
ISBN 10: 026203171X ISBN 13: 9780262031714
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Published by Mit Pr, 1990
ISBN 10: 026203171X ISBN 13: 9780262031714
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Published by Mit Pr, 1990
ISBN 10: 026203171X ISBN 13: 9780262031714
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Published by Mit Pr, 1990
ISBN 10: 026203171X ISBN 13: 9780262031714
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Published by Mit Pr, 1990
ISBN 10: 026203171X ISBN 13: 9780262031714
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Published by Mit Pr, 1990
ISBN 10: 026203171X ISBN 13: 9780262031714
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Published by The MIT Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 026203171X ISBN 13: 9780262031714
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