Daniele C. Struppa: Intertwingled | Buch

Cover: 9783319169248 | Intertwingled | The Work and Influence of Ted Nelson | Struppa (u. a.)

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Beschreibung

This engaging volume celebrates the life and work of Theodor Holm ¿Ted¿ Nelson, a pioneer and legendary figure from the history of early computing. Presenting contributions from world-renowned computer scientists and figures from the media industry, the book delves into hypertext, the docuverse, Xanadu and other products of Ted Nelson¿s unique mind. Features: includes a cartoon and a sequence of poems created in Nelson¿s honor, reflecting his wide-ranging and interdisciplinary intellect; presents peer histories, providing a sense of the milieu that resulted from Nelson¿s ideas; contains personal accounts revealing what it is like to collaborate directly with Nelson; describes Nelson¿s legacy from the perspective of his contemporaries from the computing world; provides a contribution from Ted Nelson himself. With a broad appeal spanning computer scientists, science historians and the general reader, this inspiring collection reveals the continuing influence of the original visionary ofthe World Wide Web.

Zusammenfassung

Presents historical material on the very early years of personal computers that is not available in any other publication

Offers fascinating perspectives on the impact of Ted Nelson's work, assembled from an interdisciplinary collection of globally renowned authors

Provides a unique intellectual biography of Ted Nelson and of his contributions to the evolution of personal computing

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Artistic Contributions.- The Computer Age.- Odes to Ted Nelson.- Part II: Peer Histories.- The Two-eyed Man.- Ted Nelson's Xanadu-Caution: Four Letter Words Ahead.- Hanging Out with Ted Nelson.- Riffing on Ted Nelson-Hypermind.- Intertwingled Inspiration.- An Advanced Book for Beginners.- Part III: Hypertext and Ted Nelson-Influenced Research.- The Importance of Ted's Vision.- Data, Metadata and Ted.- Making Links: Everything Really is Deeply Intertwingled.- Ted Nelson.- History Debugged.- We Can and Must Understand Computers NOW.- The Future of Transclusion.- Ted Nelson: A Critical (and Critically Incomplete) Bibliography.- Part IV: The Last Word.- What Box?.

Erscheinungsjahr:	2015
Fachbereich:	EDV
Genre:	Informatik , Mathematik , Medizin , Naturwissenschaften , Technik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Thema:	Lexika
Medium:	Buch
Reihe:	History of Computing
Inhalt:	xvi 150 S. 43 s/w Illustr. 150 p. 43 illus.
ISBN-13:	9783319169248
ISBN-10:	3319169246
Sprache:	Englisch
Herstellernummer:	978-3-319-16924-8
Ausstattung / Beilage:	HC runder Rücken kaschiert
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Struppa, Daniele C. Dechow, Douglas R.
Redaktion:	Struppa, Daniele C. Dechow, Douglas R.
Herausgeber:	Douglas R Dechow/Daniele C Struppa
Auflage:	1st ed. 2015
Hersteller:	Springer Nature Switzerland Springer International Publishing Springer International Publishing AG History of Computing
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße:	241 x 160 x 15 mm
Von/Mit:	Daniele C. Struppa (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum:	15.07.2015
Gewicht:	0,424 kg

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