Visions: How Science Will Revolutionize the 21st CenturyOUP Oxford, 4 mars 1999 - 403 pages New in paperback, from the bestselling author of Hyperspace, this spellbinding book brings together the cutting-edge research of today's foremost scientists to explore the science of tomorrow. Michio Kaku describes the development of computers and artificial intelligence, reveals how the decoding of the genetic structure of DNA will allow us to alter and reshape our genetic inheritance, and observes how quantum physicists are perfecting new ways of harnessing the matter andenergy of the Universe. Visions is an exhilarating adventure into the future of our planet and ourselves. |
Table des matières
THE COMPUTER REVOLUTION | 21 |
THE BIOMQLECULAR REVOLUTION | 137 |
THE QUANTUM REVOLUTION | 263 |
Notes | 356 |
Recommended Reading | 389 |
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Autres éditions - Tout afficher
Visions: How Science Will Revolutionize the Twenty-first Century Michio Kaku Affichage d'extraits - 1998 |
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