{"product_id":"true-names-and-the-opening-of-the-cyberspace-frontier-paperback","title":"True Names: And the Opening of the Cyberspace Frontier - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVernor Vinge\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames Frenkel\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMarvin L. Minsky\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce in a great while a science fiction story is so visionary, yet so close to impending scientific developments that it becomes not only an accurate predictor, but itself the locus for new discoveries and development. True Names by Vernor Vinge, first published in 1981, is such a work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere is a feast of articles by computer scientists and journalists on the cutting edge of the field, writing about innovations and developments of the Internet, including, among others: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDanny Hillis: Founder of thinking machines and the first Disney Fellow. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTimothy C. May: former chief scientist at Intel--a major insider in the field of computers and technology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarvin Minsky: Cofounder of the MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChip Morningstar and F. Randall Farmer: Codevelopers of habitat, the first real computer interactive environment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMark Pesce: Cocreator of VRML and the author of the \u003ci\u003ePlayful World: How Technology Transforms Our Imagination.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRichard M. Stallman: Research affiliate with MIT; the founder of the Free Software Movement.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVernor Vinge\u003c\/b\u003e has won five Hugo Awards, two of them in the Zones of Thought series: \u003ci\u003eA Fire Upon the Deep\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Deepness in the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e. Known for his rigorous hard-science approach to his science fiction, he became an iconic figure among cybernetic scientists with the publication in 1981 of his novella True Names, which is considered a seminal, visionary work of Internet fiction. His many books also include \u003ci\u003eMarooned in Realtime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRainbows End\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Peace War\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762396692768,"sku":"9780312862077","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1f3ae171059ec6da8e36379fd49e4171.webp?v=1780220879","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/true-names-and-the-opening-of-the-cyberspace-frontier-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}