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[[File:Christine Peterson 2009.jpg|thumb|Christine Peterson speaking at [[Gnomedex]] in 2009 ]] |
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'''Christine Peterson''' is an American [[Forecasting|forecaster]], and the co-founder of [[Foresight Institute]].<ref name="foresight-bio" /><ref name=Johnson>{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Dexter|title=Christine Peterson Looks into the Future of Nanotechnology|url= |
'''Christine Peterson''' is an American [[Forecasting|forecaster]], and the co-founder of [[Foresight Institute]].<ref name="foresight-bio" /><ref name=Johnson>{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Dexter|title=Christine Peterson Looks into the Future of Nanotechnology|url=https://spectrum.ieee.org/nanoclast/semiconductors/nanotechnology/christine-peterson-looks-into-the-future-of-nanotechnology|accessdate=5 April 2014|date=15 February 2013}}</ref> She is credited with suggesting the term "[[open source]]" when used in connection with software.<ref>[http://opensource.org/history History of the Open Source Initiative]</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Technology In Government, 1/e|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0BIJ69iZyZ0C&pg=PA25|year=2006|publisher=Jaijit Bhattacharya|isbn=978-81-903397-4-2|page=25}}</ref><ref>https://opensource.com/article/18/2/coining-term-open-source-software</ref> |
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Peterson holds a bachelor's degree in chemistry from MIT.<ref name="foresight-bio">[https://www.foresight.org/about/Peterson.html Officers and Staff: Christine Peterson – Co-Founder & Past President], Foresight Institute. Accessed 4 February 2018.</ref> |
Peterson holds a bachelor's degree in chemistry from MIT.<ref name="foresight-bio">[https://www.foresight.org/about/Peterson.html Officers and Staff: Christine Peterson – Co-Founder & Past President], Foresight Institute. Accessed 4 February 2018.</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:19, 2 February 2020
Christine Peterson is an American forecaster, and the co-founder of Foresight Institute.[1][2] She is credited with suggesting the term "open source" when used in connection with software.[3][4][5]
Peterson holds a bachelor's degree in chemistry from MIT.[1]
Works
Books
In 1991 she coauthored Unbounding the Future: the Nanotechnology Revolution with Gayle Pergamit and Eric Drexler.[6], which sketches nanotechnology's potential environmental and medical benefits as well as possible abuses. In 1997 she coauthored Leaping the Abyss: Putting Group Genius to Work with Gayle Pergamit.[7]
Articles
- "Thinking Longer Term about Technology", 2009.[8]
References
- ^ a b Officers and Staff: Christine Peterson – Co-Founder & Past President, Foresight Institute. Accessed 4 February 2018.
- ^ Johnson, Dexter (15 February 2013). "Christine Peterson Looks into the Future of Nanotechnology". Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ^ History of the Open Source Initiative
- ^ Technology In Government, 1/e. Jaijit Bhattacharya. 2006. p. 25. ISBN 978-81-903397-4-2.
- ^ https://opensource.com/article/18/2/coining-term-open-source-software
- ^ Eric Drexler and Chris Peterson (with Gayle Pergamit), Unbounding the Future: the Nanotechnology Revolution, Morrow, 1991. Accessed 4 February 2018.
- ^ Chris Peterson and Gayle Pergamit, Leaping the Abyss: Putting Group Genius to Work, knOwhere Press, 1997. Accessed 4 February 2018.
- ^ Christine Peterson (22 May 2008). "Thinking Longer Term about Technology". In Erik Fisher; Cynthia Selin; Jameson M. Wetmore (eds.). Presenting Futures: Presenting futures [electronic resource]. Springer. pp. 37–50. ISBN 978-1-4020-8416-4.
External links
- Foresight Institute web page
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