ISBN: 9781461274438

Computer technology has become a mirror of what we are and a screen on which we project both our hopes and our fears for the way the world is changing. Earlier in this century, particular… More...

Computer technology has become a mirror of what we are and a screen on which we project both our hopes and our fears for the way the world is changing. Earlier in this century, particularly in the post-World War II era of unprecedented growth and prosperity, the social contract between citi­ zens and scientists/engineers was epitomized by the line Ronald Reagan promoted as spokesman for General Electric: ""Progress is our most impor­ tant product. "" In more recent decades, post-Chernobyl, post-Challenger, post-Bhopal, post-Microsoft, the social contract has undergone a transfor­ mation. More people are uncertain, fearful, and downright opposed to the notion that more technology guarantees a better life. What is a ""better life""? Who benefits and who loses when new technologies change the way we live, work, learn, and play? Who has a say in the way technologies are designed and deployed? Where are we going, are we sure we want to go there, and who has the power to do anything about itt From the early days of the railroads, into the era of electrification, through the McLuhan age, much of the discourse about technology has been hype, utopianism, and what some historians have called ""the rhetoric of the technological sublime. "" We have discovered, however, that not all people benefit economically or politically from technological change. | A Network Orange by Richard Crandall Paperback | Indigo Chapters Books > Computers > Computer Science P10116, Richard Crandall<

ISBN: 9781461274438

Computer technology has become a mirror of what we are and a screen on which we project both our hopes and our fears for the way the world is changing. Earlier in this century, particular… More...

Computer technology has become a mirror of what we are and a screen on which we project both our hopes and our fears for the way the world is changing. Earlier in this century, particularly in the post-World War II era of unprecedented growth and prosperity, the social contract between citi­ zens and scientists/engineers was epitomized by the line Ronald Reagan promoted as spokesman for General Electric: "Progress is our most impor­ tant product. " In more recent decades, post-Chernobyl, post-Challenger, post-Bhopal, post-Microsoft, the social contract has undergone a transfor­ mation. More people are uncertain, fearful, and downright opposed to the notion that more technology guarantees a better life. What is a "better life"? Who benefits and who loses when new technologies change the way we live, work, learn, and play? Who has a say in the way technologies are designed and deployed? Where are we going, are we sure we want to go there, and who has the power to do anything about itt From the early days of the railroads, into the era of electrification, through the McLuhan age, much of the discourse about technology has been hype, utopianism, and what some historians have called "the rhetoric of the technological sublime. " We have discovered, however, that not all people benefit economically or politically from technological change., Springer<

2011, ISBN: 1461274435

Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998 Kartoniert / Broschiert Digital- und Informationstechnologien: soziale und ethische Aspekte, Grafische und digitale Media-Anwendungen, Ang… More...

Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998 Kartoniert / Broschiert Digital- und Informationstechnologien: soziale und ethische Aspekte, Grafische und digitale Media-Anwendungen, Angewandte Informatik, Audio; Oracle; algorithms; Chaos; Multimedia; Visualization, mit Schutzumschlag 11, [PU:Springer New York; Springer US]<

2009, ISBN: 9781461274438

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Softcover, [ED: 1], PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK., [PU: Springer]<

2011, ISBN: 9781461274438

Logic and Responsibility in the Computer Age, Buch, Softcover, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998, [PU: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.], Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 2011