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    Strange Horizons Retrospective
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    Strange Horizons Retrospective

    By William Van Winkle

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    About this ebook

    Robotic implants and augmented reality. Wearable computing and toxic PC manufacturing. For five years, writing across the dot-com boom and bust, William Van Winkle syndicated a column on cutting edge technologies and their intersection with people and society. Now, he's updated those columns, looking at past issues and insights through the eyes of an internationally read journalist.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWilliam Van Winkle
    Release dateJan 9, 2011
    ISBN9781458064967
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