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The Sun, the Genome, and the Internet : Tools of Scientific Revolution
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The Sun, the Genome, and the Internet : Tools of Scientific Revolution Paperback - 2000

by Dyson, Freeman J

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In this visionary look into the future, a Professor Emeritus of physics argues that technological changes fundamentally alter our ethical and social arrangements and that three rapidly advancing technologies--solar energy, genetic engineering, and worldwide communication--together have the potential to create a more equal distribution of the world's wealth.

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New York Public Library. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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  • Title The Sun, the Genome, and the Internet : Tools of Scientific Revolution
  • Author Dyson, Freeman J
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st Paperback Ed
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 144
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher New York Public Library, U.S.A.
  • Date 2000-10-19
  • Features Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 9732944-6
  • ISBN 9780195139228 / 0195139224
  • Weight 0.42 lbs (0.19 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.64 x 5.58 x 0.36 in (21.95 x 14.17 x 0.91 cm)
  • Reading level 1200
  • Library of Congress subjects Science - History, Science - Philosophy
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 9853830
  • Dewey Decimal Code 303.483

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John Randall was in 1939 a thirty-four-year-old English physicist who had made an undistinguished career in solid-state physics.

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About the author

Freeman Dyson is Professor Emeritus of physics at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University. He is the author of Disturbing the Universe, Infinite in All Directions, Weapons and Hope, and many other books. He is a recipient of the National Book Critics Circle Award and The Phi Beta Kappa Award in science, among many other honors. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey.

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