Intertwingled: The Work and Influence of Ted Nelson

by Douglas R. Dechow (Editor), Daniele C. Struppa (Editor)

Overview

This engaging volume celebrates the life and work of Theodor Holm “Ted” Nelson, a pioneer and legendary figure from the history of early computing. Presenting contributions from world-renowned computer scientists and figures from the media industry, the book delves into hypertext, the docuverse, Xanadu and other products of Ted Nelson’s unique mind. Features: includes a cartoon and a sequence of poems created in Nelson’s honor, reflecting his wide-ranging and interdisciplinary intellect; presents peer histories, providing a sense of the milieu that resulted from Nelson’s ideas; contains personal accounts revealing what it is like to collaborate directly with Nelson; describes Nelson’s legacy from the perspective of his contemporaries from the computing world; provides a contribution from Ted Nelson himself. With a broad appeal spanning computer scientists, science historians and the general reader, this inspiring collection reveals the continuing influence of the original visionary of the World Wide Web.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783319169248
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	07/06/2015
Series:	History of Computing
Edition description:	1st ed. 2015
Pages:	150
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Part I: Artistic Contributions.- The Computer Age.- Odes to Ted Nelson.- Part II: Peer Histories.- The Two-eyed Man.- Ted Nelson’s Xanadu—Caution: Four Letter Words Ahead.- Hanging Out with Ted Nelson.- Riffing on Ted Nelson—Hypermind.- Intertwingled Inspiration.- An Advanced Book for Beginners.- Part III: Hypertext and Ted Nelson-Influenced Research.- The Importance of Ted’s Vision.- Data, Metadata and Ted.- Making Links: Everything Really is Deeply Intertwingled.- Ted Nelson.- History Debugged.- We Can and Must Understand Computers NOW.- The Future of Transclusion.- Ted Nelson: A Critical (and Critically Incomplete) Bibliography.- Part IV: The Last Word.- What Box?.