The Invisible future : the seamless integration of technology into everyday life / Peter J. Denning, editor.

Science's endless golden age / Neil deGrasse Tyson -- A compass for computing's future / Rita Colwell -- Engineering the ocean / Marcia K. McNutt -- Howbiology became an information science / David Baltimore -- Flesh and machines /Rodney A. Brooks -- The surprising prowess of an automated music composer / Douglas Hofstadter -- Free market electrical network management / Shirley Ann Jackson -- The computer revolution hasn't happened yet / Alan Kay -- Don't count society out / John Seely Brown and Paul Duguid -- Less is more (more or less) / William Buxton -- Human-centered systems / Michael L. Dertouzos -- Fine living in virtual reality / Ray Kurzweil -- Life after Internet / Bob Metcalfe (as told to John Gehl) -- One is glad to be of service / Vint Cerf -- Ambient intelligence / Emile Aarts, Rick Harwig, Martin Schuurmans -- When our environments become really smart / Bruce Sterling -- Somatics in cyberspace / Richard Strozzi Heckler --When IT becomes a profession / Peter J. Denning.