Mirror Worlds : or the Day Software Puts the Universe in a Shoebox ... How It Will Happen and What It Will Mean.

This speculative and explanatory essay takes the reader on a tour of the computer technology of the near future. The author explains how the new software will be made and how it will allow humans to explore their world in unprecedented depth and detail.

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Gelernter, David
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1992.
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