Daniel M. Gerstein

The Story of Technology

How We Got Here and What the Future Holds

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A leading technology expert examines ways to manage the rapid proliferation of technology and come to grips with its pervasive influence.Technology--always a key driver of historical change--is now transforming society as never before--and at a more rapid pace. How do we manage that technology to ensure that we humans, not the products of our invention, remain in control of our destinies? In this informative overview, a veteran Rand Corporation researcher proposes a method for better understanding how technology is likely to evolve in the future. He identifies the attributes that a future successful technology will seek to emulate and the pit… Mehr

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ISBN: 978-1-63388-578-3
EAN: 9781633885783
Produktnummer: 29843521
Verlag: Random House N.Y.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Seitenangabe: 288 S.

Über den Autor

Dr. Daniel M. Gerstein is a national security professional and technology expert who has served the United States not only in senior government positions but also in uniform, in industry, in academia, and in think tanks. As a senior government civilian official, he was acting undersecretary and deputy undersecretary in the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate. In this position, he directed the organization's annual budget of over $1 billion. During his time in the US Army, he served on four continents while participating in combat, peacekeeping, humanitarian assistance, and homeland security. He also held high-level assignments in the Pentagon for more than a decade. Dr. Gerstein has extensive experience with international negotiations, notably as a member of the Holbrooke Delegation that negotiated the peace settlement in Bosnia. He is a frequent news contributor, and he has published numerous books, articles, and commentaries on a wide variety of national and homeland security issues. He also is a member of several corporate boards and advisory committees.