Mark Weiser was an American computer scientist and chief technology officer at Xerox PARC who in 1988 coined the term ubiquitous computing to describe a future in which computers are woven so thoroughly into everyday objects and environments that people use them without consciously thinking of them as computers at all. As manager of PARCs computer science laboratory he shaped an early and influential research agenda for what is now called pervasive or ambient computing, work that anticipated the world of embedded sensors and networked everyday devices that followed.
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What was Mark Weiser's vision of computing in his 1991 Scientific American article?
He described computing as a constant background presence in everyday life.
In a 1991 article for the September special issue of Scientific American on computers, communications and networks, Mark Weiser was manager of the Computer Science Laboratory at Xerox PARC. There he outlined a vision of computing fully integrated into the everyday lives of its users, a constant background presence that does not require active attention.
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Mark Weiser coined the term and founded the field around 1988 at Xerox PARC.
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Mark D. Weiser (July 23, 1952 – April 27, 1999) was an American computer scientist and chief technology officer (CTO) at Xerox PARC.
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Weiser (July 23, 1952 - April 27, 1999) was an American computer scientist and chief technology officer (CTO) at Xerox PARC.
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Mark Weiser coined the phrase "ubiquitous computing" around 1988, during his tenure as Chief Technologist of the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC).
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