Intertwingled
The Work and Influence of Ted Nelson
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2015
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1st ed. 2015
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-16924-8 (ISBN)
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-16924-8 (ISBN)
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.
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?.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.7.2015 |
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Reihe/Serie | History of Computing |
Zusatzinfo | XVI, 150 p. 43 illus. |
Verlagsort | Cham |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
Gewicht | 400 g |
Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte |
Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik | |
Schlagworte | data structures • Docuverse • Hypertext • Informatik, Geschichte • Nelson, Ted • World Wide Web • Xanadu • Zig-Zag |
ISBN-10 | 3-319-16924-6 / 3319169246 |
ISBN-13 | 978-3-319-16924-8 / 9783319169248 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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