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"One
of the great intellectual enzymes of our time. (An enzyme is a biological
catalyst — an adroit enabler of otherwise impossible things.)"
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John
Brockman JOHN
BROCKMAN is a cultural impresario whose career has encompassed the
avant-garde art world, science, books, software, and the Internet.
In the 1960s he coined the word "intermedia" and pioneered
"intermedia kinetic environments" in art, theatre, and commerce,
while also consulting for clients such as General Electric, Columbia
Pictures, Scott Paper, The Pentagon, and the White House. Included in his works as author and/or editor are By the Late John Brockman; The Third Culture; Digerati: Encounters with the Cyber Elite; The New Humanists: Science at the Edge; Curious Minds: How a Child Becomes a Scientist; Intelligent Thought: Science versus the Intelligent Design Movement. In addition, he is editor of a series of books based on the Edge Annual Question: What We Believe but Cannot Prove; What Is Your Dangerous Idea?; and What Are You Optimistic About? Brockman has the distinction of being the only person to have been profiled on Page One of both The New York Sunday Times "Arts & Leisure" (1966), and The New York Times "Science Times" (1997). Further
Reading on Edge: Beyond Edge:
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