The Coming Convergence
Subtitle: The Surprising Ways Diverse Technologies Interact to Shape Our World and Change the Future
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: April 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9781591026136
Subjects: Future Studies; Social Aspects; Philosophy & Social Aspects; Science; Technology & Industrial Arts; Science/Mathematics
Description: "Imagine direct communication links between the human brain and machines, or tailored materials capable of adapting by themselves to changing environmental conditions, or computer chips and environmental sensors embedded into everyday clothing, or medical technologies that eliminate currently untreatable conditions such as blindness and paralysis. Now imagine all of these developments occurring at the same time. Far-fetched?" "Author Stanley Schmidt explores these and many more amazing yet probable scenarios in this fascinating guide to the near future. He shows how past convergences have led to today's world, then considers tomorrow's main currents in biotechnology, cognitive science, information technology, and nanotechnology."--Jacket.