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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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Authors: Weiser, M.
Corresponding author: Weiser, Mark
Venue: Scientific American
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 1991-09
Volume: 265
Issue: 3
Pages: 94-104
ISSN: 0036-8733 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1038/scientificamerican0991-94
OpenAlex: W1647826363
Cited by: 10,017
References: 0
Citations by year: 2026: 113 · 2025: 142 · 2024: 131 · 2023: 141 · 2022: 189 · 2021: 253 · 2020: 272 · 2019: 278 · 2018: 347 · 2017: 379 · 2016: 402 · 2015: 509 · 2014: 486 · 2013: 558 · 2012: 588
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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