Soonish : ten emerging technologies that'll improve and/or ruin everything
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Weinersmith, Zach, 1982- author.
Published
New York : Penguin Press, 2017.
ISBN
9780399563829, 0399563822
Lexile measure
1110L
Status
Villa Park Public Library - Nonfiction
601.12 WEI
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601.12 WEI
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Published
New York : Penguin Press, 2017.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
358 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780399563829, 0399563822
Lexile measure
1110
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-349) and index.
Description
"From a top scientist and the creator of the hugely popular web comic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, a hilariously illustrated investigation into future technologies--from how to fling a ship into deep space on the cheap to 3D organ printing. What will the world of tomorrow be like? How does progress happen? And why do we not have a lunar colony already? What is the holdup? In this smart and funny book, celebrated cartoonist Zach Weinersmith and noted researcher Dr. Kelly Weinersmith give us a snapshot of what's coming next--from robot swarms to nuclear-fusion-powered toasters. By weaving their own research, interviews with the scientists who are making these advances happen, and Zach's trademark comics, the Weinersmiths investigate why these technologies are needed, how they would work, and what is standing in their way. New technologies are almost never the work of isolated geniuses with a neat idea. A given future technology may need any number of intermediate technologies to develop first, and many of these critical advances may appear to be irrelevant when they are first discovered. The journey to progress is full of strange detours and blind alleys that tell us so much about the human mind and the march of civilization. To this end, SOONISH investigates ten different emerging fields, from programmable matter to augmented reality, from space elevators to robotic construction, to show us the amazing world we will have, you know, soonish."--Jacket.
Target Audience
1110L,Lexile
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Weinersmith, K., & Weinersmith, Z. (2017). Soonish: ten emerging technologies that'll improve and/or ruin everything . Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Weinersmith, Kelly and Zach Weinersmith. 2017. Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve And/or Ruin Everything. Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Weinersmith, Kelly and Zach Weinersmith. Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve And/or Ruin Everything Penguin Press, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Weinersmith, Kelly,, and Zach Weinersmith. Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve And/or Ruin Everything Penguin Press, 2017.
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