Invisible Future: The Seamless Integration of Technology Into Everyday Life

Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 8
Note from the Editor......Page 10
Acknowledgments......Page 12
Science’s Endless Golden Age......Page 16
A Compass for Computing’s Future......Page 30
Engineering the Ocean......Page 42
How Biology Became an Information Science......Page 58
Flesh and Machines......Page 72
The Surprising Prowess of an Automated Music Composer......Page 80
Free Market Electrical Network Management......Page 102
The Computer Revolution Hasn’t Happened Yet......Page 9
Don’t Count Society Out......Page 132
Less Is More (More or Less)......Page 160
Human-Centered Systems......Page 196
Fine Living in Virtual Reality......Page 208
Life After Internet......Page 232
One Is Glad to Be of Service......Page 242
Ambient Intelligence......Page 250
When Our Environments Become Really Smart......Page 266
Somatics in Cyberspace......Page 292
When IT Becomes a Profession......Page 310
Contributors......Page 342
Additional Essays......Page 356