The New York native went without completion of the school, but later taught at several universities computer science yet. He also worked with, among others, the virtual world “Second Life”. Lanier – for many a “technology guru” – is considered the father of the term “virtual reality”
Warner from the risks of digitization
In the grounds. Board of Trustees of the Peace Prize was there, the 54-year-old computer scientist have recognized the risks have the digital world for the free lifestyle of each person. Lanier, to the presence of a hazard, “which threaten our open society, where being deprived of the power of design and when people are reduced despite a gain of diversity and freedom, to digital categories.”
The Peace Prize of the German Book Trade has been awarded since 1950 and is one of the most significant awards of the country. Honored is thus a personality from the country or abroad, which contributed mainly in the areas of literature, science and art to achieve the idea of peace. Founder of the 25,000-euro award is the Association of German Book Trade, the umbrella organization of the German Book Trade.
Solemn ceremony at St. Paul Church
Presented the Peace Prize has always the completion of the Frankfurt Book Fair in St. Paul’s Church, where in 1848 the important for the democratic development of Germany National Assembly was in session. Among the most famous winners so far include Albert Schweitzer (1951), Hermann Hesse (1955), Astrid Lindgren (1978), Siegfried Lenz (1988), Mario Vargas Llosa (1996), Jürgen Habermas (2001) and Orhan Pamuk (2005). Last year the award went to the Belarusian writer and critic Svetlana Alexievitch regime.
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