The 1979 book The Micro Millennium heralded the arrival of the microprocessor as a revolution that would forever change our lives. From the back cover of the 1981 paperback edition:
By the year 2,000 – 17 years from now – you will live in a world transformed by one tiny, cheap computer chip – the microprocessor!
Not since Future Shock and The Greening of America has any book illuminated so radical, so sweeping, so amazing a change in the daily lives of every human being. The microprocessor – the computer chip that processes huge amounts of information in a fraction of a second!
IN YOUR OWN LIFETIME, YOU MAY SEE:
a pocket-size diagnostic aid for doctors, containing all relevant information
ultra-informed machines programmed to solve world problems
dolls and mechanical toys that respond to a spoken word
robots ready to cut the lawn
The possibilities are endless. Now renowned computer scientist Christopher Evans presents in a clear and engaging manner, the history, present influence, and future of the “microchip” – the tiny device that will forever alter our politics, education, economy, occupations – all of our daily lives!
See also:
Future Shock (1972)
Future Shock – Electrical Stimulation (1972)
Future Shock – Skin Color (1972)
Future Shock – Babytorium (1972)
