Probable Tomorrows: How Science and Technology Will Transform Our Lives in the Next Twenty YearsA fascinating look at near-future advances, inventions, products, services, and everyday conveniences that will change how we live and work. Marvin Cetron and Owen Davies explore these changes and the impact they will have on everyday life. For example, by the year 2010: |
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... cells ; yet that neural interface is a lot farther off than many optimistic engineers recognize . Before they can usefully wire a computer into our nervous systems , scientists will have to figure out exactly how the brain processes ...
... cell contains extensive repair mechanisms to weed out defects . Worse yet , it took the DNA computer only moments to come up with its an- swer - but it took Adelman a week to purify the DNA that held the salesman's route . This is ...
... cells on a Pap smear . For a standard electronic computer , this task would have required a major commitment of pro- cessor time and memory , and it still would have meant a lengthy wait for the results . Johnson's dedicated optical ...
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Contents
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Bricks for the HighTech Future | 63 |
Engineering One Atom at a Time | 85 |
You Can Get There from Here | 105 |
The Long Climb Back to Space | 132 |
Energy Without Tears | 151 |
Nursing an Injured Planet | 174 |
Medicine for the New Millennium | 197 |
A Timetable for the Future | 229 |
Index | 285 |
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Probable Tomorrows: How Science and Technology Will Transform Our Lives in ... Marvin Cetron,Owen Davies No preview available - 1997 |