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Pamela McCorduck Biography

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Pamela McCorduck is a renowned author, born in 1940. Her works primarily focus on the fields of artificial intelligence and computer science, known for her in-depth research and unique insights.

Art Bridges Art And Science

Author:Pamela McCorduck

“Both instruments are processors of information. Both appeared when nothing quite like them had existed before, and both began to make their effects felt immediately (a situation that isn't invariable with new technology). Both devices were less the result of a single breakthrough than of an evolving set of technologies. Like the computer, the printing press had no one certain inventor; it was a technology whose time had come.”

Certain Felt Results Situation Technology Effects Information Computer Instruments Presses Evolve Devices Breakthrough Inventor Printing New Technology Printing Press Processors

Book:The Universal Machine: Confessions of a Technological Optimist

Source: The Universal Machine: Confessions of a Technological Optimist

“A linear projection into the future of any science or technology is like a form of propaganda &emdash; often persuasive, almost always wrong.”

Form Technology Propaganda Projection Linear Persuasive Always Wrong

Author:Pamela McCorduck

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Born: 1940
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