Who gives a gigabyte?: a survival guide for the technologically perplexed

"Which new technologies will change our lives the most in the years ahead? Introducing today's brave new world of gene therapy, quantum computation, designer drugs, and recyclable cars, Who Gives a Gigabyte? surveys the exciting range of technological wonders reshaping our world - as well...

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Main Authors: Stix, Gary (Author), Lacob, Miriam (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York [u.a.] Wiley 1999
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Summary:"Which new technologies will change our lives the most in the years ahead? Introducing today's brave new world of gene therapy, quantum computation, designer drugs, and recyclable cars, Who Gives a Gigabyte? surveys the exciting range of technological wonders reshaping our world - as well as those soon to come - and offers simple, engaging explanations of what they are and how they work." "Scientific American senior editor Gary Stix and journalist Miriam Lacob combine their skills to take readers on a tour of the most important recent developments in genetics, medicine, cybernetics, telecommunications, robotics, micromachines, environmental cleanup, and more."--BOOK JACKET.
Physical Description:IV, 300 S. Ill., graph. Darst.
ISBN:0471162930

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