Hellman: A dream for how COVID-19 could transform the world
https://www.siliconvalley.com/2020/04/13/hellman-a-dream-for-how-covid-19-could-transform-the-world/
EDITOR’S NOTE: As the internet becomes our economic, educational and social window to the world, six innovators that built this critical technology give their thoughts on our post-pandemic future. These visionaries are part of the Marconi Society, a foundation that inspires and connects those creating new technology for a digitally inclusive world.
Admittedly what follows is a dream, but dreams can come true. The work that won me the 2000 Marconi Award and the 2015 ACM Turing Award was initially seen as foolish by all of my colleagues, and that is true of most ideas that change the world. So here’s my dream: