Who Gives a Gigabyte?: A Survival Guide for the Technologically Perplexed

Introduction: Microchips and the Millennium Computers 101: From Bits to Gigabytes and Beyond Software: Making a Computer Bend to Your Will Wiring the World: Telecommunications and Data Networks Lasers: The Light Fantastic All in the Genes: DNA Becomes an Industry Medicine and Molecules: New Approaches to Drug Development Spare Parts and High-Tech Flashlights: Repair Kits and Diagnostics for the Human Body Material Improvements: Better Living through Advanced Chemistry Mother Earth, Wind, and Fire: Energy for a Small Planet Clean Machines: Technology and the Environment Conclusion: Great Expectations Further Reading Index.