Converging technologies: Visions, increased contingencies of the conditio humana, and search for orientation

Futures

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 380-392

  Grunwald, Armin ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

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COMMUNICATION; FUTURE PROSPECT; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 33846641200     PISSN: 00163287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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