2030 [electronic resource] : technology that will change the world / Rutger van Santen, Djan Khoe, Bram Vermeer.
Imagine living in 1958, and knowing that the integrated circuit--the microchip--was about to be invented, and would revolutionize the world. Or imagine 1992, when the Internet was about to transform virtually every aspect of our lives. Incredibly, this book argues that we stand at such a moment righ...
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| Other title: | Two thousand thirty. Twenty thirty. |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2010.
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| Summary: | Imagine living in 1958, and knowing that the integrated circuit--the microchip--was about to be invented, and would revolutionize the world. Or imagine 1992, when the Internet was about to transform virtually every aspect of our lives. Incredibly, this book argues that we stand at such a moment right now--and not just in one field, but in many. In 2030, authors Rutger van Santen, Djan Khoe, and Bram Vermeer interview over two dozen scientific and technological experts on themes of health, sustainability and communication, asking them to look forward to the year 2030 and comment on the kind of. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 295 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199703760 0199703760 1282897209 9781282897205 9786612897207 6612897201 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Print version record. |