Main Title |
The clock of the long now : time and responsibility / |
Author |
Brand, Stewart.
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Publisher |
Basic Books, |
Year Published |
1999 |
OCLC Number |
41471409 |
ISBN |
046504512X; 9780465045129; 0297642995; 9780297642992 |
Subjects |
Time ;
Responsibility ;
Strategic planning
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EKBM |
BD638.B7 1999 |
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Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC |
04/13/2007 |
EOAM |
BD638.B7 1999 |
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Region 8 Technical Library/Denver,CO |
06/30/2010 |
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Edition |
1st ed. |
Collation |
190 p. ; ill. ; 25 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-179) and index. |
Contents Notes |
Notional clock -- Kairos and Chronos -- Moore's wall -- The singularity -- Rush -- The long now -- The order of civilization -- Old-time religion -- Clock/library -- Ben is big -- The world's slowest computer -- Burning libraries -- Dead hand -- Ending the digital dark age -- 10,000-year library -- Tragic optimism -- Futurismo -- Uses of the future -- Uses of the past -- Reframing the problems -- Slow science -- The long view -- Generations -- Sustained endeavor -- The infinite game. |