Intertwingled

The Work and Influence of Ted Nelson

Douglas R. Dechow, Daniele C. Struppa (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

XVI, 150 Seiten

2016 | 1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-36380-6 (ISBN)

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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?.

Erscheinungsdatum	21.10.2016
Reihe/Serie	History of Computing
Zusatzinfo	XVI, 150 p. 43 illus.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik
Schlagworte	algorithms and data structures • Computer applications in the arts and humanities • Computer Appl. in Arts and Humanities • Computer Science • Computing and information technology • data structures • Docuverse • History of Computing • History of engineering and technology • Hypertext • User interface design and usability • user interfaces and human computer interaction • World Wide Web • Xanadu • Zig-Zag
ISBN-10	3-319-36380-8 / 3319363808
ISBN-13	978-3-319-36380-6 / 9783319363806
Zustand	Neuware