Most people agree that computer science will play a significant role in the inofrmation society. But what role will that be? Analyzing the part knowledge played in the agrarian, industrial, and information societies can help answer this question.

... The transition from the agrarian to the industrial society showed that a revolution takes a place whenver a new technology usurps human usefulness in a given field.

... The information society will embed the most precious part of human knowledge in computer software. This approach offers obvious advantages and serious threats.