Tuesday 5 February 2013

Reading 1: As we may think by Vannevar Bush


SP 2013 – San Francisco State University, Art Department
Art 410                Conceptual Strategies
Day/Time:           Tuesday (Creative Arts Computer Lab, Creative arts Building, Rm 265)
                          Thursday (Fine Arts Room 538)
                          9:10-11:50 am)
Units/Hrs:           3 units/3 hours per week
Instructor:           Paula Levine
Office/Phone:      Fine Arts Rm. 537/ 415-337-0753
Email:                 plevine@sfsu.edu
Office hours:       T/Th 12:15-1:45, and by appointment

Reading 1: Due: Feb. 14       As we may think by Vannevar Bush
Predictions- From 1941 to now/ from now to 60 years hence

Start reading: As We May Think by Vannavar Bush (Seminal article from 1941 by the man who directed the Manhattan Project that designed the atomic bomb in WW11. He predictions the future technological changes from the pov of 60+ years ago.)

Write: Blog a response to the article. Comment on Bush’s vision of the future. How accurate was he? What limited or informed his predictions?

Make your own 3 predictions future technological changes in the area(s) you chose from Steve's links. Do research online or in primary material (library+books) to see what the current innovations are in your selected area(s) to root your predictions in current changes and developments. Blog your predictions in your online journal along with drawings or sketches of what you are envisioning.  Use these for your presentation and discussion in class.

Links:
Inventions of Leonardo di Vinci

Biography of Vannevar Bush

Vannevar Bush - Inventor of the week

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