Howard Rheingold

Howard Rheingold is a non-fiction writer who concentrates his essays and novels on computers, web technology, and the people the affect.

Fast Facts

1. Born: July 7, 1947
2. Birthplace: Phoenix, Arizona
3. Literary Genre: Non-Fiction
4. College: Reed College
5. Senior Thesis: "What Life Can Compare with This? Sitting Alone at the Window, I Watch the Flowers Bloom, the Leaves Fall, the Seasons Come and Go?"
6. Coined the term Virtual Community
7. Created the virtual community called WELL
8. Spouse: Judy Rheingold
9. Daughter: Mamie Rheingold

Career

Howard Rheingold's career began writing about computers and their ability to expand and access the human mind in the early 1980s. His first major work was Tools for Thought which chronicled the early history of the personal computer we know today. After a series of successful books under his belt, Rehingold served as editor for such magazines as HotWired, Whole Earth Review, and Electric Minds (which he also founded). He is currently working on new material and occasionally teaching at his home in Mill Valley, California.

Notable Works

• 1985: Tools for Thought The History and Future of Mind-Expanding Technology
• 1985: Out of the Inner Circle
• 1991: Virtual Community
• 1998: Heart of the WELL
• 2003: Smart Mobs The Next Social Revolution

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