Martin, James. The Meaning of the 21st Century: A Vital Blueprint for Ensuring Our Future.(Brief article)(Book review)

Martin, James. The Meaning of the 21st Century: A Vital Blueprint for Ensuring Our Future. Riverhead: Putnam. Aug. 2006. c.400p. index. ISBN 1-57322-323-9. $26.95. SOC SCI

In this ambitious, highly anticipated work, Martin (The Wired Society), one of Computer-world magazine's 25 most influential individuals in computer science and founder of the James Martin 21st Century School at the University of Oxford, discusses crucial decisions humanity will face during this century. Martin delineates issues we must deal responsibly with during the next 100 years or ignore at our peril, including global warming, poverty, overpopulation, terrorism, nanotechnology, and genetic …