I thought I'd list a few publications which have had a significant impact in my way of thinking about technology :-
- Joseph Schumpeter (1942). Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy.
- Norbert Wiener (1948). Cybernetics: Or the Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine.
- Rogers, Everett M. (1962). Diffusion of Innovations.
- J.C. McVeigh (1984). Energy Around the World: An Introduction to Energy Studies : Global Resources, Needs, Utilization.
- Herbert A. Simon (1990). Reason in Human Affairs.
- Thomas Davenport (1993). Process Innovation: Reengineering Work Through Information Technology.
- Neal Stephenson (1996). The Diamond Age.
- Michael E. Porter (1996). Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance.
- Jared Diamond (1997). Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies.
- Christensen, Clayton M. (1997). The Innovator's Dilemma.
- Sunny Y. Auyang (1999). Foundations of Complex-system Theories.
- Eric S. Raymond (1999). The Cathedral & the Bazaar.
- Tim O'Reilly (1999). Hardware, Software and Infoware.
- Nicholas G. Carr (2004). Does IT Matter.
- Rudy Rucker (2004). Infinity and the Mind: The Science and Philosophy of the Infinite.
- Bruce Sterling (2005). Shaping Things.
- Tom Peters (2006). Re-Imagine!: Business Excellence in a Disruptive Age.
- Scott Berkun (2007). The Myths of Innovation.
