Intertwingled
The Work and Influence of Ted Nelson
Editors: Dechow, Douglas R., Struppa, Daniele C. (Eds.)
- Presents historical material on the very early years of personal computers that is not available in any other publication
- Offers fascinating perspectives on the impact of Ted Nelson’s work, assembled from an interdisciplinary collection of globally renowned authors
- Provides a unique intellectual biography of Ted Nelson and of his contributions to the evolution of personal computing
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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 of the World Wide Web.
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Intertwingled
- Book Subtitle
- The Work and Influence of Ted Nelson
- Editors
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- Douglas R. Dechow
- Daniele C. Struppa
- Series Title
- History of Computing
- Copyright
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and the Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-16925-5
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-16925-5
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-16924-8
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-36380-6
- Series ISSN
- 2190-6831
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XVI, 150
- Number of Illustrations
- 43 b/w illustrations
- Topics
