Difference between revisions of "Stewart Brand"
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1984 Brand initiated and co-organized with Kevin Kelly and Ryan Phelan the first “The Hackers Conference,” at which Brand pronounced his famous dictum "Information Wants To Be Free." | 1984 Brand initiated and co-organized with Kevin Kelly and Ryan Phelan the first “The Hackers Conference,” at which Brand pronounced his famous dictum "Information Wants To Be Free." | ||
| − | In 1984-85, Brand and Larry Brilliant founded the [[WELL]] ("Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link"), a computer teleconference system for the San Francisco Bay Area, which evolved into a prototypic, world-wide online community. It still exists and has 9,000 active users. | + | In 1984-85, Brand and Larry Brilliant founded the [[The WELL]] ("Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link"), a computer teleconference system for the San Francisco Bay Area, which evolved into a prototypic, world-wide online community. It still exists and has 9,000 active users. |
In 1986, Brand was a visiting scientist at the Media Laboratory at MIT. He wrote about this experience in his 1987 book, The Media Lab: Inventing the Future at MIT. | In 1986, Brand was a visiting scientist at the Media Laboratory at MIT. He wrote about this experience in his 1987 book, The Media Lab: Inventing the Future at MIT. | ||
