Visions: How Science Will Revolutionize the Twenty-first CenturyOxford University Press, 1998 - 403 pages As the 20th century draws to a close, the fundamental elements of matter and life - the particles of the atom and the decoding of the nucleus of the cell - have been discovered, and one of the great chapters of scientific discovery has drawn to a close. In many ways, however, this is but a preface to an even more far-reaching scientific revolution that will take place in the next century, as we make the transition from unravelling the secrets of nature to becoming the masters of nature. |
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Choreographers of Matter Life and Intelligence | 3 |
PART TWO THE COMPUTER REVOLUTION | 21 |
The Intelligent Planet | 43 |
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