True names by Vernor Vinge and the opening of the cyberspace frontier / edited by James Frenkel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vinge, Vernor.

Frenkel, James.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vinge, Vernor. True names--Criticism and interpretation.

Vinge, Vernor.

Fantasy fiction, American--History and criticism.

Fantasy fiction, American.

Science fiction, American--History and criticism.

Science fiction, American.

Physical Description:

352 pages ; 21 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

True names and the opening of the cyberspace frontier

Place of Publication:

New York : Tor, 2001.

Summary:

Once in a great while a science fiction story is so visionary, yet so close to impending scientific developments that it becomes not only an accurate predictor, but itself the locus for new discoveries and development. True Names by Vernor Vinge, first published in 1981, is such a work. Here is a feast of articles by computer scientists and journalists on the cutting edge of the field, writing about innovations and developments of the Internet.

Contents:

A Time of Transition/The Human Connection / Danny Hillis 27

True Nyms and Crypto Anarchy / Timothy C. May 33

Eventful History: Version 1.x / John M. Ford 87

How Is the NII Like a Prison? / Alan Wexelblat 99

Intelligent Software / Pattie Maes 125

The Right to Read / Richard M. Stallman 133

Cryptography and the Politics of One's True Name / Leonard N. Foner 143

Habitat: Reports from an Online Community / Chip Morningstar, F. Randall Farmer 171

True Magic / Mark Pesce 221

True Names / Vernor Vinge 239.

Notes:

"A Tom Doherty Associates book."

Includes the text of True names first published by Dell Books in Binary star 5 in 1981.

ISBN:

0312862075

OCLC:

48521327