TITLE

Inventing the new money machines

AUTHOR(S)
Allman, William F.
PUB. DATE
May 1993
SOURCE
U.S. News & World Report;5/3/93, Vol. 114 Issue 17, p60
SOURCE TYPE
Periodical
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Part I. Presents the first part in a series about business and technological innovation questioning why technology exists and why we can't seem to live without it. Joy of technological creativity ingrained in human spirit; Demands of marketplace; Why new inventions aren't always practical; Art; More.
ACCESSION #
9304280020

 

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