The Media Lab: Inventing the Future at M. I. T.

Stewart Brand. Penguin Books, $15.95 (304pp) ISBN 978-0-14-009701-6

The creator-editor of the Whole Earth Catalog offers a close-up view of what research scientists at MIT's Media Lab are dreaming up for the coming century. ``This is visionary material,'' declared PW , ``demanding reading even for those knowledgeable about the communications revolution.'' Photos. (September)

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