The Industries of the Future

by Alec Ross

Number of pages: 320

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

BBB Library: Technology and Globalization

ISBN: 9781442399549



About the Author

Alec Ross is one of America’s leading experts on innovation. He is currently a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Johns Hopkins University and the author of The Industries of the Future, being published by Simon & Schuster in February of 2016.

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Editorial Review

The coming era of globalization will unleash a wave of technological, economic, and sociological change that shook West Virginia in the 20th century and the challenges brought on by the Internet and digitalization as I was leaving college 20 years ago. In business areas as far afield as life sciences, finance, warfare, and agriculture, if you can imagine an advance, somebody is already working on how to develop and commercialize it.

Book Reviews

“Economists and money watchers will have a field day with The Industries of the Future, which explores the rise of digital payments like Bitcoin; e-commerce sites like eBay, Airbnb, and Uber; and the new “code-ification” of money and markets.” — New York Journal of Books

“Mr. Ross does a good job of describing the advantages and disadvantages of the third wave, which is just beginning.” — The Washington Times

“The book is filled with glimpses of cutting-edge biotech research, statecraft, and entrepreneurship. Ross uses his unique set of experiences to weave these disparate stories into a picture of the next decade of innovation.” — Forbes

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