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2012–from 25 Years Ago
Well, it’s 2012. Hard to believe this year has finally arrived. It has a special place in my heart because I actually made quite a few predictions about it—back in 1987. I was in college at the time, and Honeywell … Continue reading
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The World 25 Years From Now–Significant Developments in Computer Science
Twenty five years from now, it will be the year 2012. By that date, there will be many significant developments in the field of computer science, with societal impacts rivaling those of the Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions. Fields of research … Continue reading
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The World 25 Years From Now–Societal Impact of Developments in Computer Science
The potential impact of the invention of the computer on society has been likened to that of the invention of agriculture and the steam engine. Certainly, since the first stored-program electronic computer was proposed by John von Neumann in 1945, … Continue reading