{"product_id":"connections-isbn-9780470118818","title":"Connections","description":"\"In their fascinating analysis of the recent history of information technology, H. Peter Alesso and Craig F. Smith reveal the patterns in discovery and innovation that have brought us to the present tipping point. . . .  \u003cp\u003eA generation from now, every individual will have personally tailored access to the whole of knowledge . . . the sooner we all begin to think about how we got here, and where we're going, the better. This exciting book is an essential\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003efirst step.\"\u003cbr\u003e —From the Foreword by James Burke\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMany people envision scientists as dispassionate characters who slavishly repeat experiments until \"eureka\"—something unexpected happens. Actually, there is a great deal more to the story of scientific discovery, but seeing \"the big picture\" is not easy. Connections: Patterns of Discovery uses the primary tools of forecasting and three archetypal patterns of discovery—Serendipity, Proof of Principle, and 1% Inspiration and 99% Perspiration—to discern relationships of past developments and synthesize a cohesive and compelling vision for the future. It challenges readers to think of the consequences of extrapolating trends, such as Moore's Law, to either reach real machine intelligence or retrench in the face of physical limitations. From this perspective,the book draws \"the big picture\" for the Information Revolution's innovations in chips, devices, software, and networks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith a Foreword by James Burke and bursting with fascinating detail throughout, Connections: Patterns of Discovery is a must-read for computer scientists, technologists, programmers, hardware and software developers, students, and anyone with an interest in tech-savvy topics.\u003c\/p\u003e  Foreword.  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganization of this Book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: Connecting Information.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Google Story.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInformation Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining Information.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking Good.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoogle Connects Information.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatterns of Discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForecast for Connecting Information.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: Connecting Circuits.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Moore' Law Story.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEdison's Electric Light.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Vacuum Tube Diode.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe First Programmable Computers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eENIAC.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Transistor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Transistors Work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Proof of Principle for the Transistor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Microprocessor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Microprocessors Work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoore's law.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatterns of Discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForecast for Connecting Circuits .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: Connecting Chips.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Personal Computer Story.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVannevar Bush.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRobert Taylor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJ.C.R. Licklider.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlan Kay.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eButler Lampson.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCharles (Chuck) Thacker.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersonal Computing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Xerox Alto.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApple Computer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIBM PC.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatterns of Discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForecast for Connecting Chips.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: Connecting Processes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Software Story.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn Von Neumann.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClaude Shannon.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Evolution of Programming Languages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSir Charles Antony Richard (Tony) Hoare.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoftware as an Industry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoftware Productivity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFourth Generation Languages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProprietary versus Open Standards.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmergent Fifth Generation Languages (5GLs).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCharles Simonyi.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWilliam H. Gates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLinus Torvalds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatterns of Discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForecast for Connecting Processes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5: Connecting Machines.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ethernet Story.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eXerox PARC and Ethernet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRobert Metcalf.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatterns of Discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForecast for Connecting Machines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6: Connecting Networks.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Internet Story.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVint Cerf.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransition to the World Wide Web.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBerners-Lee.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatterns of Discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForecast for Connecting Machines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7: Connecting Devices.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ubiquitous Computing Story.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUbiquitous Computing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMark Weiser.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJeff Hawkins.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatterns of Discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForecast for Connecting Devices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8: Connecting the Web.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ubiquitous Web Story.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMichael Dertouzos.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject Oxygen.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfect Search.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBerners-Lee and the Semantic Web.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatterns of Discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForecast for Connecting the Web.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9: Connecting the Intelligence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ubiquitous Intelligence Story.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKurt Gödel.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlan Turing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarvin Minsky.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUbiquitous Intelligence .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Web 'Brain'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is Web Intelligence?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatterns of Discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForecast for Connecting Intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10: Connecting Patterns.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRay Kurzweil.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolving Complex Intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Law of Accelerating Returns.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSingularities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Software of Intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatterns.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConnecting Pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatterns of Discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForecasts for Connecting Patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilog.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eH. Peter Alesso is an innovator with twenty years of research experience at LawrenceLivermore National Laboratory (LLNL). As Engineering Group Leader at LLNL, he has leda team of computer scientists and engineers in a wide range of successful software and hardware research projects. He has published several software titles, numerous scientific journaland conference articles, and four books.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCraig F. Smith, PhD, is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement ofScience and is the Lawrence Livermore Chair Professor at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. His areas of interest include sensors, robotics, and automated systems; information technology applications; and future energy systems. Dr. Smith has coauthoredthree books and has published numerous scientific journal and conference articles on advanced engineering topics.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"In their fascinating analysis of the recent history of information technology, H. Peter Alesso and Craig F. Smith reveal the patterns in discovery and innovation that have brought us to the present tipping point. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA generation from now, every individual will have personally tailored access to the whole of knowledge . . . the sooner we all begin to think about how we got here, and where we're going, the better. This exciting book is an essential\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003efirst step.\"\u003cbr\u003e —From the Foreword by James Burke\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMany people envision scientists as dispassionate characters who slavishly repeat experiments until \"eureka\"—something unexpected happens. Actually, there is a great deal more to the story of scientific discovery, but seeing \"the big picture\" is not easy. Connections: Patterns of Discovery uses the primary tools of forecasting and three archetypal patterns of discovery—Serendipity, Proof of Principle, and 1% Inspiration and 99% Perspiration—to discern relationships of past developments and synthesize a cohesive and compelling vision for the future. It challenges readers to think of the consequences of extrapolating trends, such as Moore's Law, to either reach real machine intelligence or retrench in the face of physical limitations. From this perspective,the book draws \"the big picture\" for the Information Revolution's innovations in chips, devices, software, and networks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith a Foreword by James Burke and bursting with fascinating detail throughout, Connections: Patterns of Discovery is a must-read for computer scientists, technologists, programmers, hardware and software developers, students, and anyone with an interest in tech-savvy topics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-IEEE Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988975042789,"sku":"NP9780470118818","price":88.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470118818.jpg?v=1761782275","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/connections-isbn-9780470118818","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}