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020			_a9780465027453
040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a600 _bG323f
100			_aGershenfeld, Neil
245			_aFAB _bthe coming revolution on your desktop-from personal computers to personal fabrication _cNeil Gershenfeld
260			_aNew York _bBasic Books _c2005
300			_ax, 278p
500			_aNeil Gershenfeld, author of "When things start to think"
520			_aImagine a world in which your own personalized electronic products could be made by you, in your own home. Sound like Science Fiction? Well it might not be as futuristic as you think...According to the acclaimed techno-prognosticator Neil Gershenfeld, the next big thing is personal fabrication - the ability, literally, to make your own products, in your own home, with a miniaturized machine that combines consumer electronics with industrial tools. It might sound far-fetched, but in fact it is exactly where the 'digital revolution' was at the dawn of the age of personal computers. Personal fabricators are tomorrow's personal computers. They will bring the programmability of the digital world to the rest of the world, by being able to make anything (including themselves).
650			_aTechnological forecasting
650			_aComputers and civilization
942			_cBK
999			_c559505 _d559505