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Innovations: Scientific, Technological, and Social
Scientific, Technological, and Social
122 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 1970
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About the author
Dennis Gabor
19 books6 followersHungarian-British electrical engineer and physicist, most notable for inventing holography, for which he later received the 1971 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Gabor was born as Günszberg Dénes, into a Jewish family in Budapest, Hungary. In 1918, his family converted to Lutheranism. In 1902, the family received permission to change their surname from Günszberg to Gábor.
Gabor was born as Günszberg Dénes, into a Jewish family in Budapest, Hungary. In 1918, his family converted to Lutheranism. In 1902, the family received permission to change their surname from Günszberg to Gábor.
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April 23, 2020
Inevitably some of Gabor's work can feel a bit dated and controversial in places, but mostly he shows earnest and insightful concerns about the future.
Reading this in 2020 with the benefit of hindsight shows that this book stands the test of time pretty well. The trajectories of many of the innovations discussed in this rich little volume are still ongoing.
Gabor by his own admission doesn't offer solutions, but it's a great listing of areas that policy makers, politicians and intellectuals would do well to keep returning their focus to.
Reading this in 2020 with the benefit of hindsight shows that this book stands the test of time pretty well. The trajectories of many of the innovations discussed in this rich little volume are still ongoing.
Gabor by his own admission doesn't offer solutions, but it's a great listing of areas that policy makers, politicians and intellectuals would do well to keep returning their focus to.
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