Things that make us smart
defending human attributes in the age of the machine
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Author
Publication
1993 - Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., Reading, Mass, Massachusetts
Language
English
Word Count
72,500 words, Guess
Page Count
290 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1731496M
- ISBN-100201581299
- OCLC Control Number27036310
- OCLC Control Numberthingsthatmakeus00norm_0
- Library of Congress Control Number92036016
and 2 more
- LibraryThing135634
- Goodreads1813011
Classifications
- DDC303.48/34
- LCCT14 .N67 1993
Description
Insightful and whimsical, profoundly intelligent and easily accessible, Don Norman has been exploring the design of our world for decades, exploring this complex relationship between humans and machines. In this seminal work, fully revised and updated, Norman gives us the first steps towards demanding a person-centered redesign of the machines we use every day. Humans have always worked with objects to extend our cognitive powers, from counting on our fingers to designing massive supercomputers. But advanced technology does more than merely assist with memory—the machines we create begin to shape how we think and, at times, even what we value. In THINGS THAT MAKE US SMART, Donald Norman explores the complex interaction between human thought and the technology it creates, arguing for the development of machines that fit our minds, rather than minds that must conform to the machine.
First Sentence
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT TECHNOLOGY CAN MAKE US SMART.
Subjects
Other Editions
- Things that make us smart: defending human attributes in the age of the machine
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