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In 1991 she coauthored ''Unbounding the Future: the Nanotechnology Revolution'' with Gayle Pergamit and [[Eric Drexler]].<ref>[[Eric Drexler]] and Chris Peterson (with Gayle Pergamit), ''[https://www.foresight.org/UTF/Unbound_LBW/index.html Unbounding the Future: the Nanotechnology Revolution]'', Morrow, 1991. Accessed 4 February 2018.</ref>, 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.<ref>Chris Peterson and Gayle Pergamit, ''[https://www.foresight.org/SrAssoc/99Gathering/lta_toc.html Leaping the Abyss: Putting Group Genius to Work]'', knOwhere Press, 1997. Accessed 4 February 2018.</ref> |
In 1991 she coauthored ''Unbounding the Future: the Nanotechnology Revolution'' with Gayle Pergamit and [[Eric Drexler]].<ref>[[Eric Drexler]] and Chris Peterson (with Gayle Pergamit), ''[https://www.foresight.org/UTF/Unbound_LBW/index.html Unbounding the Future: the Nanotechnology Revolution]'', Morrow, 1991. Accessed 4 February 2018.</ref>, 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.<ref>Chris Peterson and Gayle Pergamit, ''[https://www.foresight.org/SrAssoc/99Gathering/lta_toc.html Leaping the Abyss: Putting Group Genius to Work]'', knOwhere Press, 1997. Accessed 4 February 2018.</ref> |
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*"Thinking Longer Term about Technology", 2009.<ref>{{cite book|editor1=Erik Fisher|editor2=Cynthia Selin|editor3=Jameson M. Wetmore|title=Presenting Futures: Presenting futures [electronic resource]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0CL2JhDWvbsC&pg=PA37|date=22 May 2008|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-1-4020-8416-4|pages=37–50|author= Christine Peterson |chapter=Thinking Longer Term about Technology}}</ref> |
*"Thinking Longer Term about Technology", 2009.<ref>{{cite book|editor1=Erik Fisher|editor2=Cynthia Selin|editor3=Jameson M. Wetmore|title=Presenting Futures: Presenting futures [electronic resource]|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0CL2JhDWvbsC&pg=PA37|date=22 May 2008|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-1-4020-8416-4|pages=37–50|author= Christine Peterson |chapter=Thinking Longer Term about Technology}}</ref> |
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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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