The IET/BCS Manchester Turing Lecture 2008
''Target Earth"
Speaker: Dr James Martin
Date: 20th February 2008
Location: Roscoe Lecture Theatre A (campus map No: 53)
About the Speaker
Dr James Martin founded the James Martin Institute for Science and Civilization at the University of Oxford, and then the extraordinary 21st Century School at that University. He is also a Senior Fellow of the James Martin Center for Non-Proliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute in California.
James Martin is a Pulitzer nominee for his book The Wired Society. He has written 103 major textbooks – more than any other living person. Many have been seminal in their field. His latest book, The Meaning of the 21st Century, has been made into a major film. In addition to a D.Litt from the University of Oxford, he has honorary doctorates from all six continents. He is renowned as a riveting lecturer.
Dr Martin is a social entrepreneur in the fields of education, technology and international development. He founded James Martin Associates in London, and the company quickly became global. A follow-on company, James Martin and Co., now called Headstrong, develops ultra-complex systems for corporations worldwide.
He was a member of the software Scientific Advisory Board of the U.S. Department of Defense. Computer World’s 25th Anniversary Edition ranked him as the fourth most influential person in computer technology.
