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The Computer for the 21st Century
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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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“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.””
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Metadata
- 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
- 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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