Vernor Steffen Vinge is a retired San Diego State University Professor of Mathematics, computer scientist, and science fiction author. He is best known for his Hugo Award-winning novels A Fire Upon The Deep (1992), A Deepness in the Sky (1999) and Rainbows End (2006), his Hugo Award-winning novellas Fast Times at Fairmont High (2002) and The Cookie Monster (2004), as well as for his 1993 essay "The Coming Technological Singularity", in which he argues that exponential growth in technology will reach a point beyond which we cannot even speculate about the consequences.
Once 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. Here 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: Danny Hillis: Founder of thinking machines and the first Disney Fellow. Timothy C. May: former chief scientist at Intel--a major insider in the field of computers and technology. Marvin Minsky: Cofounder of the MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab. Chip Morningstar and F. Randall Farmer: Codevelopers of habitat, the first real computer interactive environment. Mark Pesce: Cocreator of VRML and the author of the "Playful World: How Technology Transforms Our Imagination." Richard M. Stallman: Research affiliate with MIT; the founder of the Free Software Movement.
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一開始以為該書是一本科幻短篇的閤集,其實除瞭最後登場的主角《真名實姓》,其他都是有關電腦網絡和人工智能等話題的小論文。短小精悍的《閱讀的權利》和重頭戲《真名實姓》以外,其餘幾篇可讀性並不很強,不過對這方麵感興趣的讀者科普一下也是不錯的。 於是我直奔主題首先拜...
評分從沒看過這樣的小說,小說與和它相關的論文閤成一個集子齣版,但論文的篇幅比小說還重。 想來時因為中篇小說不好齣版,於是便拉來幾位互聯網大咖,做成一本關於互聯網的漫想閤集。 但說實話,幾篇論文都晦澀難懂,看得人頭大,相比之下小說反而是最好看的。 這樣還不如齣一半弗...
圖書標籤: 科幻 科幻小說 賽博朋剋 小說 真名實姓 cyberpunk Vinge_Vernor Sci-Fi
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評分上個世紀八十年代的小說,瑰麗!震撼!無以倫比!
評分現在看來已經有很多賽博朋剋的模仿者們做的更好瞭,但在上世紀八十年代寫齣該作品,真是牛
評分不打五星,隻是因為還有更好的,否則不知道該打幾分瞭~考慮到寫書的年代,隻能說太厲害瞭!
評分80年代的想象力,到今天依然不遜色
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