A Gift of Fire

A Gift of Fire: Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues for Computing Technology, 4e is ideal for courses in Computer Ethics and Computers and Society. It is also a useful reference for computer science professionals or anyone interested in learning more about computing technology and its overarching impact. Sara Baase explores the social, legal, philosophical, ethical, political, constitutional, and economic implications of computing and the controversies they raise. With a computer scientist's perspective, and with historical context for many issues, she covers the issues students will face both as members of a technological society and as professionals in computer-related fields. A primary goal is to develop computer professionals who understand the implications of what they create and how it fits into society at large.

Sara Baase博士是美国圣地亚哥州立大学的荣誉教授，曾多次获得教学优秀奖。她编写的数本计算机科学教材被翻译成多国语言。Baase教授从加州伯克利大学获得博士学位。

译者简介

郭耀，北京大学计算机科学技术系副教授，美国麻省大学博士。长期从事操作系统、程序分析、软件工程等方向的研究；译有《编译器构造》、《软件测试实践》、《SOA服务设计原则》等教材。

李琦，微软公司高级项目经理，北京大学计算机系毕业，美国马萨诸塞大学硕士。译有《人月神话（注释版）》、《企业架构实践指南》等多本教材与专业书籍。