{"title":"Charles Jonscher","description":"\u003cp\u003eCHARLES JONSCHER is a computer scientist and economist and the author of \u003cem\u003eWired Life: Who Are We in the Digital Age?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJonscher graduated in electrical sciences from Cambridge University and holds a PhD in economics and statistics from Harvard University. He held faculty appointments at Harvard and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was co-director of the Research Program on Communications and published widely cited research on the productivity impact of information technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen not writing, Jonscher has worked across technology, policy and business: he joined Booz Allen Hamilton in 1987 as head of its European technology practice, then served as founder and CEO of the M\u0026amp;A firm CET from 1990 to 2016. He remains affiliated with Harvard University’s Program on Information Resources Policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles lives in London, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Jonscher’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-evolution-of-wired-life","title":"The Evolution of Wired Life: From the Alphabet to the Soul-Catcher Chip -- How Information Technologies Change Our World","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\"Thoughtful and erudite... Intelligent and readable...Will appeal to people who enjoyed Longitude by Dava Sobel or Fermat's Enigma by Simon Singh.\" -The San Diego Union Tribune\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Most engaging.\"-The Boston Globe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An optimistic and reassuring assertion that no matter what wonders we invent, human beings . . . remain infinitely more complex and interesting.\"-The Economist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA lively, informative examination of the computer revolution-and why the top-performing information-processing device is still the human brain\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf we believe the forecasts of many computer enthusiasts, a wave of amazing devices will soon fundamentally change our lives, and the \"thinking machine\" is just around the corner. In this authoritative and entertaining book, critically acclaimed author Charles Jonscher presents the other side of the argument: while communication developments have changed society, they also have their limits. He shows us that in order to understand the true transformative powers of the new technologies, we must know about the long history of their development-and why no calculating machine can match the creative power of the human mind. Rich in insights from literature, philosophy, and history,\u003cem\u003e The Evolution of Wired Life\u003c\/em\u003e offers a fascinating look at the development of the digital era, from the invention of the first alphabetic language to the printing press to the World Wide Web.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0471392987\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9780471392989\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Charles Jonscher","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43212283707608,"sku":"9780471357599","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43212283740376,"sku":"9780471392989","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9780471357599_FChigh_mockup_v2_1738799106_9f4ea25b-aa35-4b7c-b0a4-fb14f1fb0c12.jpg?v=1790993983"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-charles-jonscher.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}