The wired society
by James Martin · first published 1978
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This is terrible, sad news. "The Wired Society" is a milestone in technology writing—James Martin predicted today's world with eerie prescience, all the way back in the 1970s. I read that book as a child, and I still go back to it and marvel at how…
on “Police ID Man Found In Water: Dr James Martin” ↗Thanks. Guess he's offered a mixed bag, judging from that. For his 1977 (!) "The wired society: A challenge for tomorrow ( http://www.amazon.com/Wired-Society-challenge-tomorrow/dp/01... ) he was nominated for a Pulitzer. Serial found of consultancy firms - and one bought by TI. And then wikip…
on “"What society overwhelmingly asks for is snake oil" (1994)” ↗…spending wealth. Such changes will inevitably occur, whether they are brought by healing forethought or mindless destruction. The future will not be a repetition of the past. James Martin (1978) The wired society. p. 3
on “The Computer, the Consumer and Privacy (1984)” ↗