by Joël de Rosnay · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782213023137
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«L'avenir en direct» is Joël de Rosnay's popular science and technology essay, published by Fayard in 1989 (463 pages, in French).
The book brings together two hundred chronicles broadcast on the program Europe 1 et votre avenir between 1987 and 1989. In them, Joël de Rosnay explains in an accessible way how ecology, biology, computing, robotics, and communications determine our future, with examples from everyday life and research to create a scientific and technical culture for the 21st century.
The author was director of Development and International Relations at the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie de La Villette; the volume includes bibliographic references.
For readers without specialized training who want to understand how science and technology influence everyday life and the future.
Joël de Rosnay, is a Mauritius-born French scientist and writer, presently President of Biotics International, a consulting company specialized in the impact of new technologies on industries, and Special Advisor to the President of the Universcience of which he was Director of Forecasting and Assessment until June 2002.
