عنوان

The global technology revolution :

(Number (ISBN

083303247X

(Number (ISBN

9780833032478

Erroneous ISBN

0833029495

Erroneous ISBN

9780833029492

Number

b727140

Title Proper

The global technology revolution :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

bio/nano/materials trends and their synergies with information technology by 2015 /

First Statement of Responsibility

Philip S. Antón, Richard Silberglitt, James Schneider.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Santa Monica, CA :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

RAND,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2001.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xxiii, 69 pages) :

Other Physical Details

illustrations

Series Title

Rand MR series ;

Volume Designation

MR-1307-NIC.

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references.

Text of Note

Introduction -- Technology Trends -- Discussion.

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Text of Note

Beyond the agricultural and industrial revolutions of the past, a global technology revolution is currently changing the world. This book discusses the broad multidisciplinary and synergistic trends in this revolution, including genomics, cloning, biomedical engineering, smart materials, agile manufacturing, nanofabricated computation devices, and integrated microsystems. The revolution's effects on human health may be the most startling as breakthroughs improve both the quality and length of human life. Biotechnology will also enable us to identify, understand, manipulate, improve, and control living organisms (including ourselves). Information technology is already revolutionizing our lives, especially in the developed world, and is a major enabler of other trends. Materials technology will produce products, components, and systems that are smaller, smarter, multifunctional, environmentally compatible, more survivable, and customizable. In addition, smart materials, agile manufacturing, and nanotechnology will change the way we produce devices and improve their capabilities. The technology revolution will not be uniform in its effect across the globe but will play out differently depending on its acceptance, investment, and a variety of issues such as bioethics, privacy, economic disparity, cultural invasion, and social reactions. There will be no turning back, however, since some societies will avail themselves of the revolution, and globalization will thus change the environment in which each society lives.

Text of Note

Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

JSTOR

Stock Number

22573/ctthjhc

Title

Global technology revolution.

Title

Books at JSTOR: Open Access.

Information technology.

Technological innovations.

Technology and state.

Engineering & Applied Sciences.

Technology-- General.

Innovations.

Politique scientifique et technique.

Technologie de l'information.

Biotechnologie

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Development-- Sustainable Development.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Environmental Economics.

Globalisierung

Information technology.

Informationstechnik

Nanotechnologie

Technological innovations.

TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING-- Military Science.

Technology and state.

Werkstoffforschung

BUS-- 072000

BUS-- 099000

TEC025000

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Antón, Philip S.

Schneider, James,1972-

Silberglitt, R. S., (Richard S.)

Date of Transaction

20201213231333.0

Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))

pn

Electronic name

[Book]

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