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Product Details

  • Pub. Date: January 1996
  • Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
  • Format: Paperback, 272pp
  • Series: Vintage Series
  • ISBN-13:
    9780679762904
  • ISBN:
    0679762906
  • Edition Number: 1

Synopsis

In lively, mordantly witty prose, Negroponte decodes the mysteries--and debunks the hype--surrounding bandwidth, multimedia, virtual reality, and the Internet, and explains why such touted innovations as the fax and the CD-ROM are likely to go the way of the BetaMax. "Succinct and readable. . . . If you suffer from digital anxiety . . . here is a book that lays it all out for you."--Newsday.

Annotation

From his unique perspective as director of MIT's famed Media Lab and as a monthly columnist for Wired magazine, Nicholas Negroponte examines the startling implications for us all of the digital revolution that is transforming the way we live. Filled with insights from Negroponte, and unflinching in its examination of technological change, Being Digital will serve as a road map for surviving and prospering in the digital age.

Publishers Weekly

Negroponte, a Wired columnist and founder of MIT's Media Lab, presents an accessible guide to the cutting edge of digital technology and his predictions for its future. (Jan.)

Biography

About the Reader

Penn Jillette won an Obie and an Emmy for his theater and television performances with his partner, Teller.  Together they have also written two bestselling books.  On his own, Penn is the voice of Comedy Central and lectures at various computer and science conferences.

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Most Helpful Positive Review:

Captured my concentration throughout5 star rating
by Anonymous on July 28, 2008 at Barnes & Noble
I read this book several years ago. Fully captured my attention and concentration throughout. A really exciting book to read. Every computer science and electrical engineering person or anyone interested in future technology must have a copy of this book in their library. Written in a way that a layman can understand. Enjoyable as reading a novel. No prior knowledge really needed to understand what the author is saying.

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  • Captured my concentration throughout5 star rating
    by Anonymous on July 28, 2008 at Barnes & Noble
    I read this book several years ago. Fully captured my attention and concentration throughout. A really exciting book to read. Every computer science and electrical engineering person or anyone interested in future technology must have a copy of this book in their library. Written in a way that a layman can understand. Enjoyable as reading a novel. No prior knowledge really needed to understand what the author is saying.
  • Still Relevant4 star rating
    by Anonymous on July 27, 2005 at Barnes & Noble
    It's always fun to read futurist books ten years after they are published to see how much the author got wrong - but Negroponte's book is just the opposite - it's amazing how much he got right. Well written, interesting and funny, this book is good for those who don't understand what being digital is really all about - the mind-shift that goes along with it. Resist that innovation at your peril.
  • Stop bashing bits and start thinking !!5 star rating
    by Anonymous on December 3, 2002 at Barnes & Noble
    This should be mandatory reading for everyone who uses any device, anywhere. This plainly and clearly explains the true nature of the concepts that will drive our new digital society for many decades. If the television industry read the first printing of this book, we would have had been watching digital TV 5 years ago !! Why can Nicholas succinctly explain what seems to elude those who claim to be \"experts\"? The answer is obvious by page 5. You can even validate his theories, as many have come to fruition since the book was written. Read this book every day. It will make you clever !!

Specifications

  • Pub. Date: January 1996
  • Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
  • Format: Paperback, 272pp
  • Series: Vintage Series
  • ISBN-13:
    9780679762904
  • ISBN:
    0679762906
  • Edition Number: 1