Leveling the Playing Field

The Democratization of Technology

Rod Scher

Leveling the Playing Field explores the technologies that “trickle down” to the rest of us, those that were once the domain of the wealthy and powerful--and which therefore tended to make them even more wealthy and powerful. Now, though, these technologies--from books to computers to 3D printing and beyond--have become part of a common toolkit, one accessible to almost anyone, or at least to many more than had heretofore had access. This is what happens with most technologies: They begin in the hands of the few, and they end up in the hands of the many. Along the way, they sometimes transform the world.

Globe Pequot / Lyons Press

Pages: 240 • Trim: 6⅜ x 9¼

978-1-4422-3926-5 • Hardback • August 2016 • $26.95 • (£19.99)

978-1-4422-3927-2 • eBook • August 2016 • $14.99 • (£11.99)

Subjects: Technology & Engineering / General

Leveling the Playing Field

The Democratization of Technology

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Leveling the Playing Field explores the technologies that “trickle down” to the rest of us, those that were once the domain of the wealthy and powerful--and which therefore tended to make them even more wealthy and powerful. Now, though, these technologies--from books to computers to 3D printing and beyond--have become part of a common toolkit, one accessible to almost anyone, or at least to many more than had heretofore had access. This is what happens with most technologies: They begin in the hands of the few, and they end up in the hands of the many. Along the way, they sometimes transform the world.

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Globe Pequot / Lyons Press

Pages: 240 • Trim: 6⅜ x 9¼

978-1-4422-3926-5 • Hardback • August 2016 • $26.95 • (£19.99)

978-1-4422-3927-2 • eBook • August 2016 • $14.99 • (£11.99)

Subjects: Technology & Engineering / General

Author

Rod Scher received his M.Ed from the University of Oregon. A longtime boating enthusiast, writer, and former English teacher, he is an editor for Smart Computing Magazine. He lives in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Leveling the Playing Field

The Democratization of Technology

Rod Scher

Leveling the Playing Field

The Democratization of Technology

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