Exploration feeds our basic need for learning and satisfies our requirement for new knowledge. Exploration and knowledge have driven every advance in modern civilization. The Internet opens new pathways to knowledge. The benefits from that knowledge, and the learning that follows, will benefit not only the user but our society in general.
Predictor: Schrader, William
Prediction, in context:In his October 4, 1994, testimony at a House of Representatives Science Committee hearing on the Internet, William Schrader, president and CEO of Performance Systems International (PSI), says: ”What benefits do these groups reap when they become Internet users? What benefits accrue from reading ability? The ability to read opens a world of possibilities because it provides the freedom to explore. Exploration feeds our basic need for learning and satisfies our requirement for new knowledge. Exploration and knowledge have driven every advance in modern civilization. The Internet opens new pathways to knowledge. The benefits from that knowledge, and the learning that follows, will benefit not only the user but our society in general.”
Biography:William Schrader was president and chief executive for Performance Systems in the 1990s. (Entrepreneur/Business Leader.)
Date of prediction: October 4, 1994
Topic of prediction: General, Overarching Remarks
Subtopic: General
Name of publication: Capitol Hill Hearing Testimony: House Science Committee/Internet Access
Title, headline, chapter name: Testimony of William L. Schrader
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/document?_m=1a0b3e9e81af3729ca02015aee96e961&_docnum=1&wchp=dGLbVlb-lSlzV&_md5=d6ea7183a13449a120a4e0bd1284cd4e
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