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The Computer for the 21st Century

Weiser, Mark·1991·Scientific American

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[This article is unavailable due to copyright restrictions.] Specialized elements of hardware and software, connected by wires, radio waves and infrared, will soon be so ubiquitous that no-one will notice their presence.

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  • Weiser's 1991 prediction that profound technologies become indistinguishable from everyday life has come true since 2007.

    “In a prophetic 1991 paper, Weiser introduced the idea of ubiquitous technology, and stated that “the most profound technologies are those that disappear. They weave themselves into the fabric of everyday life until they are indistinguishable from it” (p. 94). Since 2007, this prophecy has been realized; digital technology is inextricably woven “into the fabric of everyday life.””

    From Technologizing Bronfenbrenner: Neo-ecological Theory. (2023) · cites this paper as Weiser, 1991

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Authors
Weiser, M.
Corresponding author
Weiser, Mark
Venue
Scientific American
Published
1991-09
Volume
265
Issue
3
Pages
94-104
ISSN
0036-8733 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1647826363
Cited by
10,017
References
0
Citations by year
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FWCI
192.94
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Scientific American (publishedVersion)
  • IEEE Pervasive Computing (publishedVersion)
  • Human-Computer Interaction
Topics
  • Social Sciences › General Social Sciences › Information Society and Technology Trends
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Science Applications › History of Computing Technologies
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Control and Systems Engineering › Robotics and Automated Systems
Keywords
ubiquitous computing, computer hardware, computer software, wireless communication, infrared communication, future of computing

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