The Media Lab: Inventing the Future at M. I. T. Paperback

The creator-editor of the Whole Earth Catalog offers a close-up view of what research scientists at MIT's Media Lab are dreaming up for the coming century. 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I'dliketoreadthisbookonKindle Don'thaveaKindle?GetyourKindlehere,ordownloadaFREEKindleReadingApp. Productdetails Publisher ‏ : ‎ PenguinBooks;Reprintedition(September3,1988)Language ‏ : ‎ EnglishPaperback ‏ : ‎ 304pagesISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0140097015ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0140097016ItemWeight ‏ : ‎ 1.08poundsDimensions ‏ : ‎ 7x1x5inches BestSellersRank:#804,345inBooks(SeeTop100inBooks)#3,595inCommunication&MediaStudies#24,885inComputers&Technology(Books)CustomerReviews: 4.6outof5stars 8ratings AbouttheauthorFollowauthorstogetnewreleaseupdates,plusimprovedrecommendations.StewartBrandBriefcontentvisible,doubletaptoreadfullcontent.Fullcontentvisible,doubletaptoreadbriefcontent.All73yearsishere:http://sb.longnow.org/SB_homepage/Bio.html--SBReadmoreReadless Customerreviews4.6outof5stars4.6outof5 8globalratings 5star 70% 4star 21% 3star 9% 2star 0%(0%) 0% 1star 0%(0%) 0% Howcustomerreviewsandratingswork CustomerReviews,includingProductStarRatingshelpcustomerstolearnmoreabouttheproductanddecidewhetheritistherightproductforthem. 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AmazonCustomer TOP500REVIEWERVINEVOICE 3.0outof5stars MixedBag ReviewedintheUnitedStatesonOctober31,2004 In1986,BrandmadeanextendedvisittotheMediaLabatMITtogetanideaofwhatthefuturemighthold.Whilethere,hesawworkingprototypesofnewcommunicationstechnologiesandtheissuestheyraise,includingpersonalizednewspapersandvideonews,fastpersonalconnectionstotheInternetusingISDN,HDTVandglobalization.Thebookisorganizedintotwoparts:TheWorldoftheMediaLab,inwhichBranddescribesthemainprojectsunderwayattheMediaLabwhilehewasthere,andLifeinParallel,inwhichherelatessomeoftheprojectstooverarchingissuesthatmaybecomeprominentinthefuture(keepinginmindhewaswritinginthe1980s).Interspersedinthetextareblack-and-whitephotosofsomeofthekeyplayersattheMediaLabin1986.ThereisalsoasectionofcolorimagesfromsomeoftheLabprojects.Attheendofthebookarefoundashortbibliographyandanindex.Brand'smaterialisalmosttwentyyearsoldnow.ThesectionsinwhichhediscussedthehistoricaldevelopmentoftheMediaLaboritsprojectsremainrelevantfortoday'sreaders.Butunfortunately,agreatdealofthebookwasanattempttolookintothefuture;henceitbecameoutdatedaspredictionalmostassoonasitwaswritten.What'squiteinterestingtoday,however,istoseethatalmosteveryprojectthatBrandpredictswillhavesomechanceofsuccesshasactuallybecomecommonplacetoday.Forprediction,that'sanincredibletrackrecord.DidBrandachievethisbystickingonlytocuttingedgetechnologies,thosethatwerejustontheveryedgeofleavingthelabfortherealworld?WerethereotherprojectsatthetimethatBranddidn'tchoosetowriteaboutherebecausetheywereobviouslygoingnowhere?Itwouldbeaaninterestingprojecttolookbacktoseetheactualstatusoftheseprojectsatthetime.IpickedupthisbookbecauseIwasinterestedinlearningmoreaboutthecultureoftheMediaLab.InmyownyearsatMIT,theLabcertainlyhadareputationfortheuniquenessofitsfacultyandforattractingstudentswhowerehighlyoriginalaswellascapable.ItwashardtolearnmoreabouttheLab,however,unlessyouwereapartofit.Thisbook,withitsemphasisonpredictingfuturetechnologies,didn'trealsatisfymycuriosityabouttheMediaLab.ThebookcontainsafewinterviewswithleadingfiguresinthelabsuchasAndyLippmanandDannyHills.Buttheinterviewsdon'tquitesucceedatconveyingthepersonalitiesofthesepeoplealongwiththeirviewpoints.Instead,theyseemtoaddtothefeelingthatthisbookisapersonalrecordofthevarietyofexperiencesBrandencounteredduringhisvisit. Readmore 6peoplefoundthishelpful Helpful Reportabuse RobertPratte4.0outof5stars Aworthwhileadditiontothehistoryofcomputing ReviewedintheUnitedStatesonMarch29,2006 Asmanyreviewershavealreadynoted,thisbookisabitofamixedbag.Whilethespecifictechnologiesandpredictionsseemabitdated,Brand'sinsightfulanalysisandexcellentpresentationmakethisanenjoyableandinformativeread.Thereisonecharacteristicofthistextthatdoesn'tappeartobementionedbyotherreviewers,however,andthatisits"timecapsule"aspect.Thatis,Branddoesaprettygoodjoboftransportingthereader"back"tothemid-late80s,whenthebookwaswritten.Notonlyarethetechnologiesindicatorsofthetime,butthesocio-politicallandscapeaswell(atleastasfarasIrememberit).Ithinkthat,fortoday'sreader,Brand'sexcellentexplorationsoftheimpactofReaganomics,Japan'susurpingofAmericanmanufacturing,theglobalizingimpactoftechnology,etc.providetremendousvalue.Ithinkthatitisasomewhatrarethingforanauthortosowhollyencapsulateatimesuchthatthelaterreadercanaccessthenotionsandmovementsofanagesoeffectively.Brandprovidessucharareglimpseinthiswork-atimeportalbacktothemid-80s,ifyouwill.Asachapterinthehistoryofcomputing,Ithinkthatmostwillagreethatthisworkisaworthwhileaddition.Isuspectthatmostreaderswillalsofindthisaninterestingtripbacktoanearliertime. Readmore 9peoplefoundthishelpful Helpful Reportabuse MatthewM.Liggett3.0outof5stars Historyprovidesinsight,butspecificprojectsaredated. ReviewedintheUnitedStatesonJune28,2000 Ifyou'vealwayswonderedwhatthehooplaovertheMediaLabwasallabout,thisbookcanhelpfillintheblanks.ItcoversthebasicsaboutthefoundingofthelabandprovidesalittlebiographicalbackgroundonpeoplelikeNegroponteandMinsky.However,alargeportionofthebookisspentdescribingspecificprojects,manyofwhichareobviouslyalittleoutofdate.Don'tgetthewrongidea,though.Theseprojectswereobviouslyveryexcitingwhennew.Further,someoftheprojectsstillseemsofaroutthatIwouldnotbesurprisedtoseethemannouncedasnewresearchin2000!Allinall,recommended.Butperhapsyou'rebetteroffskimmingacopyfromyourlocallibrarythanbuyingthisone.That'swhy3starsinsteadof4. Readmore 6peoplefoundthishelpful Helpful Reportabuse Seeallreviews Topreviewsfromothercountries TranslateallreviewstoEnglish JeremyWalton5.0outof5stars Daysoffuturepassed ReviewedintheUnitedKingdomonMay25,2021VerifiedPurchase Ipickedthisupafterre-readingNicholasNegroponte's"BeingDigital"latelastyear.NegropontewasfounderofTheMediaLabatMIT,andthisbook(firstpublishedin1987)isasurveyoftheworkandideasofthatinstitutionat(whatcouldperhapsbethoughtofas)thedawnofthedigitalage:whentheInternetwasstillanacademictool,beforetheWWWmadeitaccessibletoall;whencassetteswerebeingreplacedbyCDs,beforemusiccompletelylostitsphysicalmanifestationandturnedintosomethingthatcouldbepulledoutoftheair;whenfilmstudioswereembracingvideocassettesasadistributionmedium,beforetheswitchfromatomstobits.Inspiteofthevast(intechonologicalreckoning)periodoftimesinceitspublication,thisisstillafascinatingread,sincemuchoftheworkthattheLabwasdoingatthetimeincomputingandcommunicationshascometofruitioninoureverydaylife.Topickoneexample,asectiononthebenefitsofCD-ROMsuggeststhatit'sideallysuitedfor"thosespecializedmultivolumereferenceworksandsubscriptionservicesthataresoexpensive,sobulkyandoftensocomplexlyindexedthatwrestlingitintotheheadquarterslibraryisworthyofmentionintheannualreport"[p23].Asecondsectionattemptstoteaseouttheimplicationsoftechnologydevelopmentsforoursociety-forexample,somethingwhichisintroducedhereastheinformationeconomy.Therearefascinatingearlyattemptstodrawdistinctionsbetween-forexample-sellingaphysicalobject(afterwhichyouhaveitandIdon't)andsellinginformation(afterwhichwebothhaveit).Despiteitsage,thisisstillworthreading,ifonlyasareminderofhowfarwe'vecome,andwhatthefuturelookedlikeitcouldturnouttobebackthen. Readmore Onepersonfoundthishelpful Reportabuse pdel5.0outof5stars What'simportanttoknow?Everythinginthisbook ReviewedintheUnitedKingdomonMarch2,2020VerifiedPurchase Intheageoffakenews,Facebook,digitalmediaandeverythingthatseemstobeaconstantinthenewscycletodayitseemsextraordinarythatthisbookwaswrittenbeforetheinterneteverenteredallourlivesbutitwas-and33yearslateralmosteverypagewillhaveyougaspingattheprescienceofboththeauthorandhisinterviewees.Ifyouhaven'tbefore-youshouldreaditnow. Readmore Reportabuse Checker-Bunny4.0outof5stars TheMediaLab-EineanalogeZeitreiseindiedigitaleVergangenheit ReviewedinGermanyonJanuary28,2016VerifiedPurchase WiesahdieWelteigentlichaus,bevormanimJahr2016mit8000erDSLdaheimeineProdukt-RezensionaufseinemMacbooktippenkonnte?DerAutorStewartBrandhatsichum1980zuderGeburtsstättevielerdigitalerKommunikationsmittelbegeben.DasMIToderMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(kannmaneigentlich"Massachusetts"aussprechenohnekomischzuklingen?)hatzudieserZeiteinLaborgegründet,welchesdurchprivateFinanzierswieApple,IBMundCBSmitForschungsgeldernausgestattetwurde,umdiedigitaleKommunikationzuerforschenundauchteilweiseneuzuerfinden.DerAutorstelltsichoftdümmeralserist,dochbescherterseinenBerichtendamiteinegewisseLockerheit.DieseLockerheitergibtsichwährendderLektüreimJahr2016(odermeinetwegenauchfrüher)ohnehin,weilmansichdabeioftdämlichschmunzelterwischt,weilinKapitel7vonderzukünftigenVideotelefonie(riesigerTelefonapparatmiteingesteckterKreditkarte)geschwärmtwird,dieesabersoniegegebenhat,weilzumGlückirgendwannSkypedawar.DieseimmerwiederkehrendeZeitreise,diePrognosendesAutors,wiesichgewisseErfindungenaufdieGesellschaftauswirkenwerdenunddiedieEinblickeinWirtschaftundForschungvondamals,lasseneinenauf328Seitenimmerwiederfasziniertumblätternund4SterneinderBewertungvergeben.IchkanndiesesBuchallentechnisch(halbwegs)begeistertenMenschenempfehlen,vorallemdann,wennmanwieich,dieseLektürefürnur80Centund3€Versand(Wucher!)erwerbenkann. 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