The coming convergence : surprising ways diverse technologies interact to shape our world and change the future / by Stanley Schmidt.
By: Schmidt, Stanley
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TextPublisher: Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2008Description: 270 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781591026136 .Subject(s): Social Scinece | Technology -- Social aspects | Biotechnology -- Social aspects | Information technology -- Social aspects | Technological forecastingDDC classification: 303.483 Online resources: Table of contents
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Imagine direct communication links between the human brain and machines, or tailored materials capable of adapting by themselves to changing environmental conditions, or computer chips and environmental sensors embedded into everyday clothing, or medical technologies that eliminate currently untreatable conditions such as blindness and paralysis. Now imagine all of these developments occurring at the same time.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-261) and index.
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