Description: Gelernter takes readers on a guided tour of the computer technology, emphasizing what he calls "mirror worlds", which allow users to interact with images and thereby interact with reality. (Computers--General Information)
Review Quotes: "A fascinating book, and important from the point of view of thinking about the future of software. It's also easy to read, being written in a conversational style."--The Guardian (London)
"He handles these highly abstract concepts with flair....Studiously playful....A highly edifying book on the whole world of computers. For anyone who has wondered what the next stage of the computer revolution will be like and how it will enrich our lives considerably more than the availability of word processors and calculators has, Mirror Worlds offers some answers."--Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times