Location

E14-525

Description

Tim Wu will talk about his new book, The Master Switch, and more generally about the cycles in innovation and invention in the media and computing industries.

Biographies

Tim Wu is an author, policy advocate and author of The Master Switch. He is a professor at Columbia Law School, and the chairman of media reform organization Free Press. Wu was recognized in 2006 as one of 50 leaders in science and technology by Scientific American magazine, and in 2007 Wu was listed as one of Harvard's 100 most influential graduates by 02138 magazine. Tim Wu's best known work is the development of Net Neutrality theory, but he has also written about copyright, international trade, and the study of law-breaking. He previously worked for Riverstone Networks in the telecommunications industry in Silicon Valley, and was a law clerk for Judge Richard Posner and Justice Stephen Breyer. He graduated from McGill University (BSc), and Harvard Law School.

Host/Chair: Neri Oxman