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Roy Amara

American researcher, scientist (1925–2007)

PersonDied aged 82humanQ644585

Also known as Roy Charles Amara · Roy C. Amara

Born: April 7, 1925
Died: December 31, 2007
Birthplace: Boston
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: futurist
Employer: Institute for the Future(1970–1990)

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Roy Charles Amara was an American researcher, scientist, futurist and president of the Institute for the Future best known for coining Amara's law on the effect of technology. He held a BS in Management, an MS in the Arts and Sciences, and a PhD in Systems Engineering, and also worked at the Stanford Research Institute.

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AAmara's lawWe tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run.

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Sex or gender: male
Given name: Roy
Family name: Amara
Name in native language: Roy Amara

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