[A] very useful book...
First Monday Reviews
[I]t's easy...to get caught up in the author's techno-Utopian vision of a world hotwired to serve its populace.
ComputerUser.com
...Schneiderman is blessed with an engaging writing style and the ability to make this material interesting and lively.
Modbee.com
This book is an inspiration, a must read.
International Journal of Human Computer Interaction
This book will change the way you think about web design.
Web Reference
This is an eloquently written and visionary book.
The Rational Edge
Who should read Leonardo's Laptop? Everyone who cares about mankind, technology, and the future.
SAP Design Guild
My favourite sentence in this book is 'easy to say, but tough to do.' Ben Shneiderman addresses many of the key issues in creating powerful tools that empower and liberate users. By comparison with a bygone age, and a true polymath (Leonardo), Ben puts his finger on how specialised and compartmentalised our thinking has become. I can't help feeling that if everyone were to read this book we would have a lot less technology and interface induced grief. Definitely one for the pocket and desk and not the bookshelf.
Peter Cochrane, Co-Founder, ConceptLabs California
A lot of people talk about a new wave of innovation driven by human need, rather than by technology, but Ben Shneiderman is actually doing the innovating. This timely book is about the new ways technology will help us mobilise human agency, not replace it.
John Thackara, First Perceptron, Doors of Perception
2003 IEEE-USAB Award for Distinguished Literary Contributions Furthering Public Understanding of the Profession.
