William Sims  Bainbridge
Independent scholar, Arlington, Virginia

William Sims Bainbridge earned his doctorate from Harvard University. Currently, he is deputy director of the Division of Information and Intelligent Systems of the National Science Foundation, after having directed the division's Human Computer Interaction, Universal Access, and Knowledge and Cognitive Systems programs. He also has a part-time appointment at George Mason University. Bill is the author of 10 books, 4 textbook-software packages, and about 150 shorter publications in information science, social science of technology, and the sociology of culture. His software employed innovative techniques to teach theory and methodology: Experiments in Psychology, Sociology Laboratory, Survey Research, and Social Research Methods and Statistics. Most recently, he co-edited Converging Technologies to Improve Human Performance, which explores the combination of nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology, and cognitive science (National Science Foundation, 2002; www.wtec.org/ConvergingTechnologies/). He has represented the social and behavioral sciences on five advanced technology initiatives: High Performance Computing and Communications, Knowledge and Distributed Intelligence, Digital Libraries, Information Technology Research, and Nanotechnology.

Contributions:
Berkshire Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interaction
   Literary Representations
   Movies
   Personality Capture
   Asian Script Input
   Evolutionary Engineering
   Three-Dimensional Printing
   Sociology and HCI
   ENIAC
   Alto
   Mosaic
   Hollerith Card
   Altair
   Tablet Computer
   Pocket Computer
   Cyborgs
   Converging Technologies
Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History, First Edition
   Computer
Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History, Second Edition
   Technology - Computer
Encyclopedia of Community
   Privacy
   Millenarianism
   Sectarianism
   Family, The
   Intentional Communities and Their Survival
Encyclopedia of Leadership
   Science and Technology
Encyclopedia of Millennialism and Millennial Movements
   Ecstasy
   Stress
   Science Fiction Literature