Ithiel de Sola Pool, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Ithiel de Sola Pool

American social scientist

Date of Birth: 26-Oct-1917

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1984

Profession: social scientist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Ithiel de Sola Pool

  • Ithiel de Sola Pool (October 26, 1917 – March 11, 1984) was a revolutionary figure in the field of social sciences.
  • Pool led groundbreaking research on technology and its effects on society.
  • He coined the term "convergence" to describe the effect of various scientific innovations on society in a futuristic world.
  • In the course of his career, he would make startlingly accurate predictions about technology and society.
  • In Pool's 1983 book, Technologies of Freedom he described the modes of technology.
  • Digital electronics present convergence between historically separated modes of communication.
  • Theater, news events, and speaking are all increasingly delivered electronically.
  • These modes of communicating ideas are becoming one single grand system.

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