The Clock of the Long Now
The Clock of the Long Now
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Zusammenfassung
First published in 1999, this book demonstrates that humanity has developed a dangerously short attention span. Some sort of balancing corrective to short-sightedness is needed, to encourage the long view and acceptance of long-term responsibility, and so the author calls for the creation of a machine, which is also a myth!
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The Clock of the Long Now by Stewart Brand
Civilization is revving itself into a pathologically short attention span. This text describes a long-term project designed to encourage people to think beyond the psychological barrier of the millennium and into the future. The Long Now Foundation, founded by some of the world's most influential and cutting-edge thinkers, plan to build a gigantic mechanical clock, perhaps as large as Stonehenge, in the American desert. It is intended to record time for 10,000 years.
Stewart Brand is, with Daniel Hillis, Kevin Kelly, and Brian Eno, a founding member of the Long Now Foundation. He began The Whole Earth Catalogue (10 milllion copies sold, worldwide) & co-founded the Global Business Network.
| SKU | Nicht verfügbar |
| ISBN 13 | 9780753810125 |
| ISBN 10 | 0753810123 |
| Titel | The Clock of the Long Now |
| Autor | Stewart Brand |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | Orion Publishing Co |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2000-03-02 |
| Seitenanzahl | 208 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
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