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That's the promise, and peril, of the third digital revolution, where anyone will be able to make (almost) anythingTwo digital revolutions -- computing and communication -- have radically transformed our economy and lives. A third digital revolution is fabrication. Today's 3D printers are only the start of a trend, accelerating exponentially, to turn data into Neil Gershenfeld and his collaborators ultimately aim to create a universal replicator straight out of Star Trek. While digital fabrication promises us self-sufficient cities and the ability to make (almost) anything, it could also lead to massive inequality. The first two digital revolutions caught most of the world flat-footed, thanks to Designing Reality that won't be true this time.
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Designing Reality, Neil Gershenfeld, Alan Gershenfeld, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld
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- Released
- 2017
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- Title
- Designing Reality
- Subtitle
- How to Survive and Thrive in the Third Digital Revolution
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Released
- 2017
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 304
- ISBN10
- 0465093477
- ISBN13
- 9780465093472
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Business, Business & Management, Technology & Engineering, Political Science & Politics, Computers & Internet, Science, Economics, Technology, Education & School System, Political Theories, Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Social Aspects, Forecasting, Digital Communication, 3D Printing
- Rating
- 3.45 out of 5
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- That's the promise, and peril, of the third digital revolution, where anyone will be able to make (almost) anythingTwo digital revolutions -- computing and communication -- have radically transformed our economy and lives. A third digital revolution is fabrication. Today's 3D printers are only the start of a trend, accelerating exponentially, to turn data into Neil Gershenfeld and his collaborators ultimately aim to create a universal replicator straight out of Star Trek. While digital fabrication promises us self-sufficient cities and the ability to make (almost) anything, it could also lead to massive inequality. The first two digital revolutions caught most of the world flat-footed, thanks to Designing Reality that won't be true this time.