For more than a quarter century Michael Dertouzos has headed up the MIT Laboratory for Computer Science, which has been associated with many of the most important developments in computing.
"Dertouzos sets out a clear and compelling vision for human-centric computing -- for a future in which technology adapts to people, rather than the other way around."-- Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft"The crucial issue facing us today is to make computer software and hardware easier to use. Dertouzos presents a powerful view of future technologies that could be simpler, more flexible, and human-centered."-- Michael Dell, Chairman and CEO, Dell Computer Corporation"This is an important book on a topic that doesn't get enough attention. If everyone who touches technology were to read this book, the world would be a more customer-centric, more productive place."-- Jeff Bezos, CEO, Amazon.com"Michael Dertouzos paints a picture of the world as it should be. His recommendation for a human-centric approach to computing will raise the Information Revolution out of its infancy and unleash the full potential of the broadband era."-- Nobuyuki Idei, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sony Corporation"Michael points out the huge deficiencies in Information Technology and ways to solve them. And he provides leadership in moving Web technology from a tangled mess of parallel developments toward a coordinated surge in functionality."-- Tim Berners-Lee, Inventor of the World Wide Web"What has been wrong with most of our technological 'advances' is that they have been accomplished as triumphs of technology - as though their sheer technological prowess was intrinsically valuable. Michael Dertouzos understands that technology must serve people to be of value to people." -- Craig McCaw, Chairman and CEO, Eagle River Inc."Everyone can tell you a horror story (mine has to do with three failuresinstalling a DSL line that scrambled my computer so badly that each time I had to take it back to MIT to get it straightened out) as to why they would love to have a computer-centric computer." The Unfinished Revolution puts flesh on those vague longings. It points the direction and lets us think in concrete terms as to what human-centric would mean." -- Lester Thurow, author of" Building Wealth "Dertouzos delivers a bold challenge to the people who are creating new technologies: consider the needs of human beings who want to accomplish more by doing less. A thoughtful and intriguing manifesto."-- Robert B. Reich, Maurice Hexter Professor of Social and Economic Policy, Brandeis University"A vast tapestry of insight and vision. Digital Guardian Angels hover in perpetual service. Dertouzos sprinkles gem-like vignettes on a magic carpet of ideas and shows how the human side of computing and communication may usher in a new revolution in human-centered technology. Read it!-- Vint Cerf, Internet Pioneer"Until computers are as easy to use as a remote control clicker they will not fulfill their revolutionary promise. This is Michael Dertouzos's shrewd thesis in this provocative book. And unlike the engineers who design clunky computers, Dertouzos writes in a compelling, reader-friendly way. To peak over the horizon, read" The Unfinished Revolution .-- Ken Auletta, Author and Communications columnist, " The New Yorker Magazine "With wry humor and searing wit, the man "Time Magazine calls, "MIT's #1 computer guru..".envisions a time when we alternate ample leisure with intellectually stimulating work, seamlessly."-- "Publishers Weekly
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