What Will Be - How the New World of Information Will Change Our Lives

Michael Dertouzos has been an insightful commentator and an active participant in the creation of the Information Age.Now, in What Will Be, he offers a thought-provoking and entertaining vision of the world of the next decade -- and of the next century. Dertouzos examines the impact that the following new technologies and challenges will have on our lives as the Information Revolution progresses: all the music, film and text ever produced will be available on-demand in our own homes your "bodynet" will let you make phone calls, check email and pay bills as you walk down the street advances in telecommunication will radically alter the role of face-to-face contact in our lives global disparities in infrastructure will widen the gap between rich and poor surgical mini-robots and online care will change the practice of medicine as we know it. Detailed, accessible and visionary, What Will Be is essential for Information Age revolutionaries and technological neophytes alike.>

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Michael Dertouzos, Michael L. Dertouzos, Michael L. Dertrouzos
• Editore: Harper Collins Usa
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 17.02.1998
• EAN: 9780062515407
• ISBN: 978-0-06-251540-7
• Pagine: 368
• Dimensioni: 156 mm x 235 mm x 23 mm
• Serie: How the New World of Informati
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Informatica, EDP > Comunicazione dati, reti; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; Media Studies, Artificial Intelligence, Knowledge Management, Social forecasting, future studies, Management: leadership and motivation, History of engineering and technology, Internet: general works, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, Impact of science and technology on society, Communications engineering / telecommunications, Information technology: general topics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Leadership, SELF-HELP: Self-Management / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Management Science, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Future Studies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Careers / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Media Studies, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING: History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Information Management, COMPUTERS: Artificial Intelligence / General, COMPUTERS: Information Technology