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Beyond the Internet: Predicting the Future of Computing Technology
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| Charles W. Schmidt |
"Beyond the Internet" was written by Charles W. Schmidt, a freelance science writer. He would like to specially thank Neil Gershenfeld of the MIT Media Laboratory for providing invaluable background and insight into the idea of what's coming next on the technological horizon and more importantly for submitting to both video and audio interviews. Also to Charlie Plott of the California Institute of Technology for his thoughtful review and audio interview. The author is also thankful to David Tennenhouse, Intel Corporation and John Seely Brown, Xerox Corporation, for providing additional background and comments. Others who provided valuable information are Kris Pister (University of California, Berkeley), Mark Grey and Jim Closs (NASA National Goddard Space Flight Center), Pattie Maes (MIT Media Laboratory), Kevin Ashton (MIT Auto ID Center), John Ledyard (California Institute of Technology), and Cherry Murray (Bell Laboratories/Lucent Technologies).
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| Science and Technology Policy Institute |
Originally created by Congress in 1991 as the Critical Technologies Institute and renamed in 1998, the Science and Technology Policy Institute is a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the National Science Foundation and managed by RAND. The Institute's mission is to help improve public policy by conducting objective, independent research and analysis on policy issues that involve science and technology. To this end, the Institute: - Supports the Office of Science and Technology Policy and other Executive Branch agencies, offices, and councils
- Helps science and technology decision-makers understand the likely consequences of their decisions and choose among alternative policies
- Helps improve understanding in both the public and private sectors of the ways in which science and technology can better serve national objectives.
Science and Technology Policy Institute research focuses on problems of science and technology policy that involve multiple agencies. In carrying out its mission, the Institute consults broadly with representatives from private industry, institutions of higher education, and other nonprofit institutions.
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Fathom is the leading source for online learning. The company's website (www.fathom.com) offers unprecedented opportunities for professional development and lifelong learning through authenticated online education opportunities. Online courses and free seminars together with lectures, interviews, articles and exhibits are available through Fathom, as well as books and other products. Authoritative reference content spans all disciplines and fields of study. Fathom is a consortium of the world's leading universities, cultural institutions, and disseminators of research, which oversees Fathom's development, policies, and educational objectives. Fathom's member institutions include Columbia University, London School of Economics and Political Science, Cambridge University Press, The British Library, The New York Public Library, The University of Chicago, University of Michigan, American Film Institute (AFI), RAND, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Victoria and Albert Museum, Science Museum (UK), and The Natural History Museum (UK).
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