Publisher's Synopsis
From interactive television to the virtual office, from cyperspace to virtual sex, from voice-recognition software to artificial intelligence, the hype surrounding the future of the electronic age has reached deluge proportions. But how much progress can we realistically expect to see in our lifetimes, and how much will the average citizen stand to benefit? As more and more communities world-wide become wired, will the result be the idealized on-line village, or just a jumbled cyber-Babel? John Green examines and explains how computer networks, cable television and satellite systems, broadcast and cellular transmission systems, fiber-optic phone lines, and other new technologies may eventually merge into an immense web reaching all strata of society. The ramifications are likely to be profound and this book will help you gain a basic understanding of what your role is likely to be in the world that awaits us in the twenty-first century.
