Nicholas G. Carr
Nicholas G. Carr | |
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Born | 1959 |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Dartmouth College,
The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains |
Nicholas G. Carr (born 1959) is an American journalist and writer who has published books and articles on technology, business, and culture. His book The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains was a finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction.[1]
Career
Nicholas Carr originally came to prominence with the 2003
Carr's second book, The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, From Edison to Google, was published in January 2008 by
In the summer of 2008,
Carr's 2010 book,
In 2014, Carr published his fourth book,
In 2016, Carr published
In 2019, Carr was the Richmond Visiting Professor of Sociology at Williams College.
Earlier in his career, Carr was executive editor of the Harvard Business Review. He has also served as a member of the editorial board of advisors of Encyclopædia Britannica.[17]
Blog
Through his blog "Rough Type", Carr has been a critic of
Education
Carr holds a B.A. from Dartmouth College and an M.A. in English and American literature and language from Harvard University.[22]
Books
- Digital Enterprise : How to Reshape Your Business for a Connected World (2001) ISBN 1-57851-558-0
- Does IT Matter? (2004) ISBN 1-59139-444-9
- The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google (2008, W. W. Norton) ISBN 978-0-393-06228-1
- ISBN 978-0-393-07222-8
- The Glass Cage: Automation and Us (2014, W. W. Norton) ISBN 978-0-393-24076-4
- Utopia Is Creepy: and Other Provocations (2016, W. W. Norton) ISBN 978-0-393-25454-9
See also
Notes
- ^ "2011 Pulitzer Prize finalists".
- ^ Levy, Steven (December 7, 2003). "Twilight Of The Pc Era?". Newsweek. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ^ IT Doesn't Matter--response to critics Archived June 1, 2003, at the Wayback Machine 2004.
- ^ "Why IT Does Matter". HBS Working Knowledge. August 25, 2003. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ^ Does IT Matter? An HBR Debate June 2003.
- ^ Carr, Nicholas G. (April 15, 2005). "The End of Corporate Computing". MIT Sloan Management Review. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ An eye-opening look at the new computer revolution and the coming transformation of our economy, society, and culture Archived November 19, 2007, at the Wayback Machine December 2007.
- ^ Carr, Nicholas (July 2008). "Is Google Making Us Stupid?". The Atlantic. 301 (6). Retrieved October 6, 2008.
- ^ Agger, Michael (June 7, 2010). "In The Shallows, Nicholas Carr asks how the Internet is changing minds". Slate Magazine. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ^ Very long excerpt from "The Shallows", by Nicholas Carr Archived November 18, 2013, at archive.today Jared Nielsen
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ^ Schuessler, Jennifer. "Hardcover". The New York Times.
- ^ "The Shallows". January 28, 2014.
- ^ "'The Glass Cage,' by Nicholas Carr". The New York Times. November 9, 2014.
- ^ "Utopia Is Creepy". February 1, 2016.
- ^ Foroohar, Rana (August 18, 2016). "Why Robert Gordon Is the New Thomas Piketty".
- ^ Nicholas Carr, David Gelernter & Michael Wesch: New Britannica Advisors Archived March 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine – Britannica Blog, January 25, 2008.
- ^ Nick (October 4, 2005). "The amorality of Web 2.0". ROUGH TYPE. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ^ A valid criticism October 6, 2005.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ^ Nick (August 23, 2007). "Rise of the wikicrats". ROUGH TYPE. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ^ "Nicholas Carr". Britannica. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
External links
- Nicholas Carr's homepage
- Nicholas Carr's weblog
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Carr, Nicholas (July 2008). "Is Google Making Us Stupid?". The Atlantic. 301 (6). Retrieved July 9, 2008.
- The Web Shatters Focus, Rewires Brains by Nicholas Carr
- IT Doesn't matter, originally published in Harvard Business Review
- "How Long Does IT Matter?" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 21, 2006. Retrieved July 26, 2006.
- The Argument Over IT Archived May 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine May 1, 2004
- Does Nick Carr matter?[permanent dead link] August 21, 2004
- Nicholas Carr Strikes Again January 23, 2008 ITworld