Things That Make Us Smart
Defending Human Attributes In The Age Of The Machine
$49.44
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
21 April 1994
Summary
In Things That Make Us Smart, Donald A. 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. 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 thought and memory, the machines we create begin to shape how we think and, at times, even what we value. Norman, in exploring this complex relationship between humans and machines, gives us the first steps towards demanding a person-centred redesign of the machines that surround our lives.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780201626957 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0201626950 |
| Author: | Don Norman, Tamara Dunaeff |
| Publisher: | INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US |
| Imprint: | Perseus Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 21 April 1994 |
| Weight: | 442g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 157mm x 232mm |
Critics Review
“Hilarious and harrowing.”–New York Times
“Norman knows what he’s talking about. And Things Make Us Smart offers some gratifying low blows at technology and some hope that things could get better.”–San Diego Union Tribune
“This book gives us the first, most important weapon citizens are going to need in the long battle ahead to reclaim control of the world from our technologies–an understanding of how humans and technologies interact at the cognitive level.”–Howard Rheingold, author of The Virtual Community
Don Norman
Donald A. Norman is Professor of Computer Science at Northwestern University, a former Apple Fellow,” and a partner in the Nielsen Norman Group Consulting Firm, which consults with corporations on design. He is the author of a number of books on design, including Emotional Design and the best-selling The Design of Everyday Things. He lives in Northbrook, Illinois and Palo Alto, California.
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