The Global Technology Revolution

by Richard Silberglitt, James Schneider, Philip S. Anton, et al.

Beyond the agricultural and industrial revolutions of the past, a global technology revolution is currently changing the world. This book discusses the broad, mulitdisciplinary, 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0833029495
• ISBN13: 9780833029492
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Length: 70 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"