True Names: And the Opening of the Cyberspace Frontier

In 1981, three years before publication of William Gibson's Neuromancer, Vernor Vinge's criticaly acclaimed novella True Names invented the concep t of cyberspace. This book is the first forum to explore the blossoming discoveries and groundbreaking applications, both current and future, on the new frontier of the Internet and all its subsets. n nOnce 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. n nHere 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: n nDanny Hillis: Founder of thinking machines and the first Disney Fellow. n nTimothy C. May: former chief scientist at Intel--a major insider in the field of computers and technology. n nMarvin Minsky: Cofounder of the MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab. n nChip Morningstar and F. Randall Farmer: Codevelopers of habitat, the first real computer interactive environment. n nMark Pesce: Cocreator of VRML and the author of the Playful World: How Technology Transforms Our Imagination. n nRichard M. Stallman: Research affiliate with MIT; the founder of the Free Software Movement.n