True Names - by Vernor Vinge (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"True Names, " the groundbreaking novella that invented the concept of cyberspace, is featured along with articles from other authors in a forum that explores the blossoming discoveries and groundbreaking applications on the Internet frontier.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Once in a great while a science fiction story is so visionary, yet so close to impending scientific developments that it becomes not only an accurate predictor, but itself the locus for new discoveries and development. True Names by Vernor Vinge, first published in 1981, is such a work. <p/>Here is a feast of articles by computer scientists and journalists on the cutting edge of the field, writing about innovations and developments of the Internet, including, among others: <p/>Danny Hillis: Founder of thinking machines and the first Disney Fellow. <p/>Timothy C. May: former chief scientist at Intel--a major insider in the field of computers and technology. <p/>Marvin Minsky: Cofounder of the MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab. <p/>Chip Morningstar and F. Randall Farmer: Codevelopers of habitat, the first real computer interactive environment. <p/>Mark Pesce: Cocreator of VRML and the author of the <i>Playful World: How Technology Transforms Our Imagination.</i> <p/>Richard M. Stallman: Research affiliate with MIT; the founder of the Free Software Movement.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Many Net veterans cite <i>True Names</i> as a seminal influence that shaped their ideas about Net policy. It became a cult classic among hackers and presaged everything from Internet interactive games to <i>Neuromancer</i>." --<i>Wired</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Vernor Vinge</b> has won five Hugo Awards, two of them in the Zones of Thought series: <i>A Fire Upon the Deep</i> and <i>A Deepness in the Sky</i>. Known for his rigorous hard-science approach to his science fiction, he became an iconic figure among cybernetic scientists with the publication in 1981 of his novella True Names, which is considered a seminal, visionary work of Internet fiction. His many books also include <i>Marooned in Realtime</i>, <i>Rainbows End</i> and <i>The Peace War</i>.
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