David's new book

Too Soon to Tell: Essays for the End of the Computer Revolution

Examining ideas that are both contemporary and timeless, these chronological essays examine the revolutionary nature of the computer, the relation between machines and human institutions, and the connections between fathers and sons to provide general readers with a picture of a specific technology that attempted to rebuild human institutions in its own image.

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About David

David Alan Grier is an associate dean in the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University. An active member of the IEEE Computer Society, he's a member of the board of governors, chair of the magazine operations committee, and the author of When Computers Were Human as well as numerous other publications, including magazine articles and book chapters. He received a BA in mathematics from Middlebury College, and an MS in statistics and a PhD in statistical computation, both from the University of Washington. Contact David at grier@computer.org.