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Computer Science and Information Technology
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RE: Computer Science and Information Technology
When I think of IT,I think of Alvin Toffler's book "Future Shock" which I think was more prescient than he could have imagined.


Quote:Future Shock is a book written by the futurist Alvin Toffler in 1970. In the book, Toffler defines the term "future shock" as a certain psychological state of individuals and entire societies. His shortest definition for the term is a personal perception of "too much change in too short a period of time". The book, which became an international bestseller, grew out of an article "The Future as a Way of Life" in Horizon magazine, Summer 1965 issue.[1][2][3][4] The book has sold over 6 million copies and has been widely translated.

A documentary film based on the book was released in 1972 with Orson Welles as on-screen narrator.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_Shock
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RE: Computer Science and Information Technology - by padraic - July 9, 2012 at 12:50 am

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