The Philosopher of Palo AltoA compelling biography of Mark Weiser, a pioneering innovator whose legacy looms over the tech industrys quest to connect everythingand who hoped for something better. When developers and critics trace the roots of todays Internet of Thingsour smart gadgets and smart citiesthey may single out the same creative source: Mark Weiser (195299), the first chief technology officer at Xerox PARC and the so called father of ubiquitous computing. But Weiser,