The Industries of the Future
by Alec Ross
The Industries of the Future is a non-fiction book by Alec Ross, published by Simon & Schuster on 2 February 2016. Ross, once Hillary Clinton's innovation adviser at the State Department, examines how robotics, genomics, cybersecurity, digital money and big data may reshape the economy.
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- Simon & Schuster, 2016
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- Simon & Schuster, 2016
The first edition of The Industries of the Future by Alec Ross was published in New York (State) by Simon & Schuster in 2016. We track 1 edition.
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Who published the first edition of The Industries of the Future?
The first edition of The Industries of the Future by Alec Ross was published in New York (State) by Simon & Schuster in 2016.
How many editions of The Industries of the Future are there?
We track 1 edition of The Industries of the Future, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
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