technology transfer

"Takes a look at the . . . technology created by NASA and how humans use that technology every day on Earth, from memory foam mattresses to GPS"--Provided by publisher.

An assessment of the revolutionary potential of artificial intelligence and robotics traces how technology arrived at this point and how artificial life, machine consciousness, extreme prosperity, and technological warfare will be hotly debated issues of the near future.

Examines the concept that technological discoveries and transfer develop within a global process in which inventions borrowed from one culture are adopted to suit another.

The true story of an elaborate sting operation launched by an elite Homeland Security Team that was created to stop Iran, Russia, China, and North Korea from stealing U.S. military technology. What they found was that arms brokers, U.S. contractors, and bankers were willing to put profit over national security.

Traces the origins of some of history's greatest inventions and explores their impact on our world.

Surveys the benefits derived through everyday use of space technology including medical advances, satellite communication, and weather predictions.