Weapons Grade by David Hambling

Weapons Grade by David Hambling

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Throughout human history war and the threat of war have driven innovation and accelerated the uptake of new technology, from the nomad warriors who introduced the stirrup to the world, to the British Navy's funding of Marconi's new fangled radio.

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Weapons Grade by David Hambling

Predicting how the business world might evolve is itself a multi-million-dollar business. Plenty of gurus, academics and snake-oil salesmen will tell you all about the future for a price. What the experts overlook is that the future is already here. Chances are the products and services of tomorrow are available now to a very limited clientele at a top-secret research institute near you. Throughout history, war and its threat have driven innovation and the uptake of new technology from the ancient swordsmiths who pioneered the use of iron to the Pentagon bureaucrats who funded the early internet. And since 1945 the relationship between military needs and modern business has grown ever closer. As well as telling the story of technology transfer in the past, Hambling explores the cutting edge of modern military research. Throughout he seeks to identify the technologies that will transform business and society in the decades to come. If history does repeat itself, Weapons Grade will be a book about the future of business with a difference: rather than learning more about the shape of current preoccupations, Hambling's readers will discover something about the future of business.
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ISBN 13 9781845290887
ISBN 10 1845290887
Titel Weapons Grade
Autor David Hambling
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Bindungsart Hardback
Verlag Little, Brown Book Group
Erscheinungsjahr 2005-02-24
Seitenanzahl 288
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