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Went to Stanford
He continued with his focus in English but was introduced to new technologies. -
Assisted Douglas Engelbart with the Mother of all Demos
mother of all demos
This presentation included many revolutionary computer technologies. -
Created the Whole Earth Catalog
In wanting to create access to tools created the Whole Earth Catalog. -
Founded CoEvolution Quarterly
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II Cybernetic Frontiers
In this publication he was the first to use the term personal computer along with introducing other new technologies. -
Founded the Whole Earth Software Review
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Served on the board of the Santa Fe Institute
This group was devoted to "fostering a multidiscipline scientific research community pursuing frontier science." -
Was a part of the Hackers Conference
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Formed the Whole Earth Review
Whole Earth Software Review merged with the CoEvolution Quarterly to form the Whole Earth Review. -
Formed The Well
The Well was founded by Brand with Larry Brilliant and was a prototypical wide ranging online community. -
Founded the Global Business Network
This network explores global futures and business strategies. -
The Long Now Foundation
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Helped launch the ALL Species Foundation
This foundation aimed to catalog all of the species on earth by the year 2025. Funding though has since caused the breakup of this foundation. -
Published The Whole Earth Discipline: An Eco Pragmatist Manifesto
This was developed from ideas he had written in a previous article about what he considered necessary changes to enviromentalism.