LEADER 03374nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910814290703321 005 20240516141759.0 010 $a0-19-164733-0 010 $a1-280-59451-9 010 $a9786613624345 010 $a0-19-158622-6 010 $a0-585-24488-X 035 $a(CKB)111004366525752 035 $a(EBL)886671 035 $a(OCoLC)44962325 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000267950 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12112622 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000267950 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10212991 035 $a(PQKB)11201797 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC886671 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL886671 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10546339 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL362434 035 $a(PPN)181263815 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004366525752 100 $a20120416e20071998 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aVisions $ehow science will revolutionize the twenty-first century 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aOxford $cOxford University Press$d2007,c1998 215 $a1 online resource (416 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-288018-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Contents; Preface; PART ONE: VISIONS; CHAPTER 1 Choreographers of Matter, Life, and Intelligence; PART TWO: THE COMPUTER REVOLUTION; CHAPTER 2 The Invisible Computer; CHAPTER 3 The Intelligent Planet; CHAPTER 4 Machines That Think; CHAPTER 5 Beyond Silicon: Cyborgs and the Ultimate Computer; CHAPTER 6 Second Thoughts: Will Humans Become Obsolete?; PART THREE: THE BIOMQLECULAR REVOLUTION; CHAPTER 7 Personal DNA Codes; CHAPTER 8 Conquering Cancer-Fixing Our Genes; CHAPTER 9 Molecular Medicine and the Mind/Body Link; CHAPTER 10 To Live Forever? 327 $aCHAPTER 11 Playing God: Designer Children and ClonesCHAPTER 12 Second Thoughts: The Genetics of a Brave New World?; PART FOUR: THE QUANTUM REVOLUTION; CHAPTER 13 The Quantum Future; CHAPTER 14 To Reach for the Stars; CHAPTER 15 Toward a Planetary: Civilization; CHAPTER 16 Masters of Space and Time; Notes; Recommended Reading; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z 330 $aNew in paperback, from the bestselling author of Hyperspace, this spellbinding. book brings together the cutting-edge research of today's foremost scientists to. explore the science of tomorrow. Michio Kaku describes the development of computers. and artificial intelligence, reveals how the decoding of the genetic structure of. DNA will allow us to alter and reshape our genetic inheritance, and observes how. quantum physicists are perfecting new ways of harnessing the matter andenergy of the. Universe. Visions is an exhilarating adventure into the future of our planet and. ourselves. 606 $aScience$xForecasting 606 $aTechnological forecasting 606 $aTwenty-first century$vForecasts 615 0$aScience$xForecasting. 615 0$aTechnological forecasting. 615 0$aTwenty-first century 676 $a501.12 676 $a501/.12 700 $aKaku$b Michio$048758 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910814290703321 996 $aVisions$93966244 997 $aUNINA