Designing Reality: How to Survive and Thrive in the Third Digital Revolution
Designing Reality: How to Survive and Thrive in the Third Digital Revolution
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That's the promise, and peril, of the third digital revolution, where anyone will be able to make (almost) anything Two digital revolutions -- computing and communication -- have radically transformed our economy and lives. A third digital revolution is here: fabrication. Today's 3D printers are only the start of a trend, accelerating exponentially, to turn data into objects: 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.
Author: Neil Gershenfeld, Alan Gershenfeld, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 11/14/2017
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.00w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780465093472
Review Citation(s):
Choice 07/01/2018
Author: Neil Gershenfeld, Alan Gershenfeld, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 11/14/2017
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.00w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780465093472
Review Citation(s):
Choice 07/01/2018
About the Author
Neil Gershenfeld has been called the intellectual father of the maker movement. He leads MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms, and is the founder of the global network of over 1,000 community fab labs.