The big idea

how breakthroughs of the past shape the future

The big idea

how breakthroughs of the past shape the future
foreword by Timothy Ferris
Book - 2011

Explores the impact of past innovations on the future, describing scientific achievements from the abacus to the Internet, relating how the invention of the smartphone stems from communication satellites, television, quantum theory, vacuum tubes, radio, radio waves, and electricity, and discussing how scientific innovations and can lead to future milestones in technology.

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Détails bibliographiques
Collectivité auteur: National Geographic Society (U.S.)
Format: Livre
Langue:English
Publié: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2011.
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