| Intro | American nanotechnologist and co-founder of Foresight Institute | ||
| Is | Scientist | ||
| From | United States of America | ||
| Type | Science | ||
| Gender | female | ||
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Christine Peterson is an American forecaster, and the co-founder of Foresight Institute. She is credited with suggesting the term “open source” when used in connection with software.
Peterson holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from MIT.
Works
Books
In 1991 she coauthored Unbounding the Future: the Nanotechnology Revolution with Gayle Pergamit and Eric Drexler., which sketches nanotechnology’s potential environmental and medical benefits as well as possible abuses. In 1997 she coauthored Leaping the Abyss: Putting Group Genius to Work with Gayle Pergamit.
Articles
- “Thinking Longer Term about Technology”, 2009.