WTF?: What's the Future and Why It's Up to Us
What's the Future and Why It's up to Us
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
18 June 2018
Summary
‘The man who can really make a whole industry happen.’ - Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Google
‘A punchy and provocative book … WTF? is an insightful and heartfelt plea, daring us to reimagine a better economy and society.’ - Financial Times
Renowned as ‘the Oracle of Silicon Valley’, Tim O’Reilly has spent three decades exploring the world-transforming power of information technology. Now, the leading thinker of the internet age turns his eye to the future - and asks the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781847941862 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1847941869 |
| Author: | Tim O'Reilly |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Random House Business Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 18 June 2018 |
| Weight: | 309g |
| Dimensions: | 28mm x 129mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
Tim O’Reilly has been at the cutting edge of the Internet since it went commercial.
Tim O’Reilly has been at the cutting edge of the Internet since it went commercial. * New York Times *
A punchy and provocative book … What’s The Future is an insightful and heartfelt plea, daring us to reimagine a better economy and society … A jaunty read with a compelling narrative of how technology interweaves with the real world. * Financial Times *
O’Reilly’s ability to quickly identify nascent trends is unparalleled. * Wired *
Silicon Valley’s leading intellectual. * Inc. *
One of the most influential pioneers and thinkers of the internet age. * Observer *
Tech’s most valuable teacher. * Forbes *
The ultimate tech industry thought leader. * Scientific American *
The man who can really can make a whole industry happen. – Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Google
If people want ideas about the future, they should look to O’Reilly to point them out. * Newsweek *
For anyone who wants to know how to prepare for the future – and how we might shape that future in ways that broadly benefit society, not just technological or entrepreneurial elites – WTF? is an indispensable guide. – Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn
Tim O'Reilly
Tim O’Reilly is widely recognized as the leading thinker of Silicon Valley. As the founder and CEO of the publishing company O’Reilly Media, he has become famous for spotting technology with world-shaking potential. This includes launching the world’s first commercial website in 1993, popularizing terms like ‘Web 2.0’ and ‘OpenSource’ in the early 2000s, and advising the White House on its tech policies over the last decade.
O’Reilly is also a partner of the venture capital firm O’Reilly AlphaTech, and sits on the boards of Maker Media, Code for America, PeerJ, Civis Analytics, and PopVox. He lives in Oakland, California.
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