The Human Factor: Revolutionizing the Way People Live with Technology

Kim J. Vicente

Mar 2013 · Routledge

About this ebook

In this incessantly readable, groundbreaking work, Vincente makes vividly clear how we can bridge the widening gap between people and technology. He investigates every level of human activity - from simple matters such as our hand-eye coordination to complex human systems such as government regulatory agencies, and why businesses would benefit from making consumer goods easier to use. He shows us why we all have a vital stake in reforming the aviation industry, the health industry, and the way we live day-to-day with technology.

About the author

Kim Vicente was Hunsaker Distinguished Visiting Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT from 2002 to 2003. In 1999 he was chosen by TIME magazine as one of 25 Canadians under the age of 40 as a “Leader for the twenty-first Century who will shape Canada's future.” In 2003 he won one of six Steacie Fellowships — a top Canadian science and engineering honour from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. He lectures widely around the world and has acted as consultant to, amongst others, NASA, NATO, the US Air Force, the US Navy, Microsoft Corporation and Nortel Networks. Based in Toronto, he is also a professor of engineering at the University of Toronto.