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| 008 | 170324s2017 nyua b 001 0 eng d | ||
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| 020 | _a9780399563829 (hardcover : alk. paper) | ||
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_a601.12 _b.W423 2017 |
| 092 | _a601.12 WEINERSMI | ||
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_aWeinersmith, Kelly. _94969 |
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_aSoonish : _bten emerging technologies that'll improve and/or ruin everything / _cKelly and Zach Weinersmith. |
| 246 | 3 | 0 | _aEmerging technologies that'll improve and/or ruin everything. |
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_aNew York : _bPenguin Press, _c2017. |
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_a358 pages : _billustrations; _c23 cm. |
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_atext _btxt _2rdacontent. |
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_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia. |
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_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier. |
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| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | _aIntroduction: Soonish: emphasis on the ish -- Section 1: The universe, soonish -- Cheap access to space: the final frontier is too damn expensive -- Asteroid mining: rummaging through the solar system's junkyard -- Section 2: Stuff, soonish -- Fusion power: it powers the Sun, and that's nice, but can it run my toaster? -- Programmable matter: what is all of your stuff could be any of your stuff? -- Robotic construction: build me a rumpus room, metal servant! -- Augmented reality: an alternative to fixing reality -- Synthetic biology: kind of like Frankenstein, except the monster spends the whole book dutifully making medicine and industrial inputs -- Section 3: You, soonish -- Precision medicine: everything that's wrong with you, in particular--a statistical approach -- Bioprinting: why stop at seven margaritas when you can just print a new liver? -- Brain-computer interfaces: because after four billion years of evolution you still can't remember where you put your car keys -- Conclusion: less soonisher, or The graveyard of lost chapters. | |
| 520 | _aPresents an illustrated investigation into the technologies of the near future, from deep-space travel to 3D organ printing, to offer insight into how they will work and what is needed to advance their readiness. | ||
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_aTechnological forecasting _vPopular works. _94970 |
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_aTechnological forecasting _vHumor. _94971 |
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_aWeiner, Zach, _d1982- _eauthor. _94972 |
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