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Author:	Gary Stix, Miriam Lacob	Format:	--
Publisher:	John Wiley & Sons Inc	ISBN-10:	0471162930
Edition Description:	Illustrated	ISBN-13:	9780471162933
Educational Level:	--	Product Type:	--
Publication Year:	--	Subject:	--
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Height:	10.0 in.
Width:	6.5 in.
Thickness:	1.0 in.
Weight:	21.6 oz.

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A concise, up-to-date and user-friendly layman's guide to the most important new technologies that we should all know about. These are the technologies that will have the biggest impact on our lives in the 21st century, across a broad range of areas, from medicine to computers to energy and the environment. An exhilarating chronicle of the most revolutionary advancements in recent-and future-technology Which new technologies are bound to have the biggest impact on our lives in the years ahead? This groundbreaking book looks at the latest technological superstars destined to reshape the upcoming century and offers easy-to-understand, engaging explanations of what they are, how they work, and how they will affect our lives. Written by a senior editor of Scientific American, the world's premier science magazine, and based on in-depth interviews with today's leading innovators as well as extensive research of the latest scientific literature, Who Gives a Gigabyte? takes you on a fast-paced tour into the brave new world of gene therapy, quantum computation, designer drugs, and recyclable cars. Surveying the wide range of technological wonders, the authors investigate such diverse realms of scientific advancement as computing, telecommunications, laser beams, bioengineering materials, and alternative energy sources. From the Human Genome Project, which aims to spell out every letter of our genetic inheritance, to the implications of altering genes in important agricultural projects, to new strategies for attacking malignant cancer cells without the damaging side effects of traditional treatments, to the startling but still unsuccessful attempts to make computer software more like the human mind, Who Gives a Gigabyte? demystifies the technology of today and provides an enlightening glimpse into the limitless possibilities of tomorrow. "An enjoyable and rewarding book."-Choice "An informative overview of new and emerging technologies."-Booklist "The reward for the reader is a solid grounding in technological literacy."-Scientific American

Who Gives a Gigabyte?: A Survival Guide for the Technologically Perplexed

Product Category : Books
ISBN : 0471162930
Title : Who Gives a Gigabyte?: A Survival Guide for the Technologically Perplexed
EAN : 9780471162933
Authors : Gary Stix, Miriam Lacob
Binding : Hardcover
Publisher : Wiley
Publication Date : 1999-03-29
Pages : 304
List Price (MSRP) : 24.95
Height : 1.0900 inches
Width : 6.4700 inches
Length : 9.5700 inches
Weight : 1.3400 pounds
Keywords : Biological Sciences, General, General & Reference, Nanotechnology, Innovations, Social Aspects, Culture, Hardcover, Printed Books
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