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Converging Technologies for Improving Human Performance
. Ed(S): Roco, Mihail C.; Bainbridge, William Sims
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Description for Converging Technologies for Improving Human Performance
Hardback. Unification of science based on unity in nature leads to technological convergence. This book describes the vast opportunity created by unifying science and integrating technology, and recommends transforming ideas for individuals and society. It addresses the convergence of technologies in coherence with social sciences, with a focus on people. Editor(s): Roco, Mihail C.; Bainbridge, William Sims. Num Pages: 468 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TBN; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 862.
M. C. Roco and W.S. Bainbridge In the early decades of the 21st century, concentrated efforts can unify science based on the unity of nature, thereby advancing the combination of nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology, and new technologies based in cognitive science. With proper attention to ethical issues and societal needs, converging in human abilities, societal technologies could achieve a tremendous improvement outcomes, the nation's productivity, and the quality of life. This is a broad, cross cutting, emerging and timely opportunity of interest to individuals, society and humanity in the long term. The phrase "convergent technologies" refers to the synergistic combination ... Read more
M. C. Roco and W.S. Bainbridge In the early decades of the 21st century, concentrated efforts can unify science based on the unity of nature, thereby advancing the combination of nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology, and new technologies based in cognitive science. With proper attention to ethical issues and societal needs, converging in human abilities, societal technologies could achieve a tremendous improvement outcomes, the nation's productivity, and the quality of life. This is a broad, cross cutting, emerging and timely opportunity of interest to individuals, society and humanity in the long term. The phrase "convergent technologies" refers to the synergistic combination ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
Number of Pages
468
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402012549
SKU
V9781402012549
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