There is only a single individual behind it -- myself, James S. Albus. Peoples" Capitalism is an original idea that I conceived early in the 1970s. I wrote several articles on the subject that were published in the Futurist, Omni, and Analog Magazines. In 1976, I wrote a book entitled Peoples' Capitalism: The Economics of the Robot Revolution. When I was unable to find a publisher for this book, I published it myself under the name of New World Books.
Over the years, I have lectured on the subject of Peoples' Capitalism to a number of audiences. These include the Sigma Xi Honor Society, the Unitarian Church, the Washington Ethical Society, the Scottish Social Credit Party, the New Zealand Democratic Party, the Oakland University Distinguished Lecture Series, a Utah State University Productivity Seminar, a National Convention of the Machinists Union, and the State Department Foreign Service School. I have appeared on a number of radio talk shows in the United States and New Zealand.
However, Peoples' Capitalism has never had the sponsorship of any organization or movement, and I have never formed any political party or group to lobby for political action or economic policy. Nevertheless, I would be happy to work with any individual or organization that would be interested in promoting Peoples' Capitalism. I am convinced that Peoples" Capitalism could vastly improve economic prosperity in any country on Earth. If widely adopted, I believe it would improve the well being of all human kind; and that it is a cause worthy of pursuing. If you would be interested in discussing Peoples' Capitalism or working with me to promote these ideas, please contact me at my e-mail address, james.albus@gmail.com
Who am I?
I am a U.S. civil servant, a career scientist and Senior Fellow at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. I began my work in 1956 as a summer student with the Naval Research Lab working on the Vangaurd Space Satellite program. I designed the antenna system aboard the Vanguard I satellite which will continue to circle the Earth for the next 100 years. After graduation in 1957 from Wheaton College in Illinois with a B.S. degree in Physics, and from Ohio State University with an M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering in 1958, I returned to Washington to work for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. There I was responsible for designing instrumentation for 15 earth satellites and a number of space probes. In 1965, I became interested in artificial intelligence and brain theory. In 1972, I received a Ph. D. degree from the University of Maryland, and published a thesis describing a biological and computer model of the cerebellum (a region in the brain responsible for motor coordination.) In 1973, I began working for the National Bureau of Standards on industrial robots. In 1981, I published a summary of my work in a book entitled Brains, Behavior, and Robotics [Byte/McGraw Hill]. During the 1980s and '90s, I was Chief of the Intelligent Systems Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and published a number of articles on robotics and intelligent systems. In 2001, I published a book entitled Engineering of Mind: An Introduction to the Science of Intelligent Systems [John Wiley & Sons]. It summarizes the state of the art in the cognitive and neurosciences, artificial intelligence, robotics, and intelligent systems. It proposes a reference model architecture and methodology by which intelligent machines can be designed and built. It predicts that intelligent machines will be capable of generating sufficient wealth to eliminate poverty from the face of the Earth by the midpoint of the 21st century.
My personal web page can be found at http://www.james-albus.org
A complete resume and list of publications can be found on my professional web site at http://www.isd.mel.nist.gov/personnel/albus/index.htm
A description of current work being performed in the Intelligent Systems Division can be found at http://www.isd.mel.nist.gov