Future files : the 5 trends that will shape the next 50 years /
Will machines become more intelligent than humans? Will foods in our fridge speak to each other using radio waves, then come up with options for tonight's menu? What about a pill that improves your memory? Or a front door that tells you if the person knocking is a stranger?These are just some o...
| Основен автор: | Watson, Richard, 1961- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
London ; Boston, MA :
Nicholas Brealey Pub.,
2008.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=246859 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Future files. |
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Will machines become more intelligent than humans? Will foods in our fridge speak to each other using radio waves, then come up with options for tonight's menu? What about a pill that improves your memory? Or a front door that tells you if the person knocking is a stranger?These are just some of the forecasts about how the world will change in the next fifty years that Richard Watson explores in Future Files: The 5 Trends that Will Shape the Next Fifty Years. William Gibson meets Charles Handy in this witty look at our possible future, filled with provocative predictions about how the world wi. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (306 pages) : illustrations |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-291) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781931930840 1931930848 |