Title & Author:

Cyber reader : critical writings for the digital era / edited by Neil Spiller.

Publication:

London : New York : Phaidon, 2002.

Description:

319 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-315) and index.
Charles Babbage -- EM Forster -- Vannevar Bush -- JD Bolter -- Norbert Wiener -- JCR Licklider -- Douglas Engelbart -- Marshall McLuhan -- Gordon Pask -- Cedric Price -- Paul Virilio -- Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari -- William Gibson -- Donna Haraway -- K Eric Drexler -- Greg Bear -- William Gibson and Bruce Sterling -- Howard Rheingold -- Manuel de Landa -- Marcos Novak -- Daniel C Dennett -- Neal Stephenson -- Steven Levy -- Roger Lewin -- Jeff Noon -- Erik Davis -- Scott Bukatman -- Anne Balsamo -- Sherry Turkle -- Kevin Kelly -- Greg Egan -- William Mitchell -- Karen A Franck -- John Frazer -- Nicholas Negroponte -- Stelarc -- John Perry Barlow -- Mark Dery -- Hans Moravec -- Michael Heim -- Anthony Dunne -- Margaret Wertheim.
British Library not licensed to copy 0.

Summary:

"Cyber Reader is an anthology of extracts from key texts relating to the theme of cyberspace, the virtual communicative space created by digital technologies. Approaching the subject from a variety of angles, including science fiction, this book reflects the multidisciplinary basis of cyberspace and illustrates how different disciplines can inform one another. Over 40 texts are presented in chronological order, beginning with key precursors to cyberspace theory as we know it today. Writings by early theoreticians such as Charles Babbage and Alan Turing, and authors such as E M Forster, help to give a historical perspective to the subject, while texts on theoretical developments show the parallels between real and imagined worlds. Each extract is prefaced by a short introduction by editor Neil Spiller, explaining crucial themes and terms, and providing cross references to related texts. An extensive bibliography enables the reader to pursue particular strands of study that strike their interest. Cyber Reader is an essential source book, introducing students and researchers to cyberspatial theory and practice. It will help the reader understand the wealth of opportunities, both practical and theoretical, that cyberspace engenders and enable them to chart its impact on many disciplines."--Publisher's description.

ISBN:

0714840718
9780714840710

Subject:

Computers and civilization.
Cyberspace Social aspects.
Cyberspace in literature.
Cyberspace Fiction.
Cyberspace.
Cyberespace.
Cyberespace Aspect social.
Ordinateurs et civilisation.
Cyberespace dans la littérature.
Cyberespace Romans, nouvelles, etc.
cyberspace.
COMPUTADORES.
CIVILIZAÇÃO.

Form/genre:

Fiction
Romans.

Added entries:

Spiller, Neil.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 221344
Call No.: QA76.9.C66 C9 2002
Status: Available