The global-village pioneers
Abstract
The students whom I currently teach regard Al Gore as a Nobel-prize winner and think Google invented the Internet. They view 1998 as ancient history, whereas those of us in mid-career can remember 1988 (at least) as well as yesterday. And while each generation regards itself as somehow unique, in certain regards, some are more unique than others. In the case of my generation, there are objective reasons to believe that we have witnessed a fundamental change in the way that information is accessed, and how it is communicated to and from the general public, and among research professionals. And that is undoubtedly one of the most important paradigm shifts in recent history.
- Publication:
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Physics World
- Pub Date:
- October 2008
- DOI:
- 10.1088/2058-7058/21/10/26
- Bibcode:
- 2008PhyW...21j..22G