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alvin toffler -lrb- 2006 -rrb- karen toffler new york city mckinsey , foundation book award for contributions to management literature 210px 4 october 1928 alvin toffler 02.jpg alvin toffler
 alvin toffler
alvin toffler

alvin toffler -lrb- born october 4 , 1928 -rrb- is an american writer and futurist , known for his works discussing the digital revolution , communication revolution and technological singularity .
toffler is a former associate editor of `` fortune '' magazine .
in his early works he focused on technology and its impact through effects like information overload .
he moved on to examining the reaction to changes in society .
his later focus has been on the increasing power of 21st-century military hardware , the proliferation of new technologies , and capitalism .
he founded toffler associates , a management consulting company , and was a visiting scholar at the russell sage foundation , visiting professor at cornell university , faculty member of the new school for social research , a white house correspondent , an editor of fortune magazine , and a business consultant .
toffler is married to heidi toffler , also a writer and futurist .
they live in the bel air section of los angeles , california , just north of sunset boulevard .
the couple 's only child , karen toffler , -lrb- 1954 -- 2000 -rrb- , died at the age of 46 after more than a decade suffering from guillain -- barré syndrome .
