Age of Living Machines
"... entertaining and prescient..."
Science
A century ago, discoveries in physics came together with engineering to produce an array of astonishing new technologies: radios, telephones, televisions, aircraft, radar, nuclear power, computers, the Internet and a host of still- evolving digital tools. Les mer
Today we are on the cusp of a new convergence, with discoveries in biology coming together with engineering to produce another array of almost inconceivable technologies. These next-generation products have the potential to be every bit as revolutionary as the twentieth century's digital wonders: Virusbuilt batteries. Protein-based water filters. Cancer- detecting nanoparticles. Mind- reading bionic limbs. Computer-engineered crops. These few examples illustrate the promise of the technology story of the twenty-first century to overcome some of the greatest humanitarian, medical and environmental challenges of our time.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- WW Norton & Co
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780393634747
- Utgivelsesår
- 2019
- Format
- 24 x 16 cm
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"... entertaining and prescient..."
Science
"Your amazing guide to the future of biology is the former president of the Aladdin's cave that is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology."
Summer Reading 2019 - New Scientist