[SIGCIS-Members] New Book on Xerox PARC

[Christine Finn]

Thanks John, and congratulations. That deserves a wide readership.

all best, Christine





On Wed, 24 May 2023 at 17:27, Tinnell, John via Members <
members at lists.sigcis.org> wrote:

> Dear SIGCIS,
>
>
>
> I’m writing to share news of my new book – *THE PHILOSOPHER OF PALO ALTO:
> Mark Weiser, Xerox PARC, and the Original Internet of Things* – which is
> out tomorrow! The book chronicles the rise of ubiquitous computing at Xerox
> PARC in the 80s and 90s, as well as related developments in wearable
> computing and AI at the MIT Media Lab.
>
>
>
> For a longer description + some upcoming author events in Palo Alto, see
> the University of Chicago Press website:
> https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/P/bo194495767.html
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> On June 13 at 4 PM EST, the press is hosting a virtual event, where I’ll
> be discussing the book with Patrick McCray (UC Santa Barbara) – here’s the
> registration link if you’d like to join:
> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/by-the-book-john-tinnell-in-conversation-with-patrick-mccray-tickets-636678762317
>
>
>
> Best,
>
> John
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>
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> John Tinnell, PhD
>
> Director of Digital Studies
>
> Associate Professor of English
>
> University of Colorado Denver
>
> johntinnell.com  <http://johntinnell.com/about/>
>
> --
>
> *Early Blurbs for The Philosopher of Palo Alto*
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> "This riveting, up-close account reveals how one man’s dream of benevolent
> computing helped set us on the road to the hyper-connected,
> surveillance-driven nightmare we inhabit today. A deeply unsettling and
> cautionary tale."
>
> — *Fred Turner*, author of *From Counterculture to Cyberculture *and *The
> Democratic Surround*
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> "In the life of Mark Weiser, John Tinnell has found a morality tale for
> our times. For anyone looking to understand how technology is shaping
> society today, *The Philosopher of Palo Alto* is a compelling and
> necessary read."
> — *Nicholas Carr*, author of *The Shallows* and *The Glass Cage*
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>
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> "Along with Doug Engelbart’s intelligence augmentation and Alan Kay’s
> Dynabook, Mark Weiser’s ubiquitous computing is one of the three big
> concepts that Silicon Valley has fed off of for decades. Tinnell has done a
> wonderful job of capturing the arc of Weiser’s ideas."
> — *John Markoff*, author of *Whole Earth*
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