Makers: The New Industrial Revolution
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| Rating | : | 4.17 (591 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0307720969 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.From the Hardcover edition.. CHRIS ANDERSON is the editor in chief of Wired, which he has led to multiple National Magazine Award nominations, as well as winning the prestigious top prize for General Excellence in 2005, 2007, and 2009. He is the co-founder of 3D Robot
Wired magazine editor and bestselling author Chris Anderson takes you to the front lines of a new industrial revolution as today’s entrepreneurs, using open source design and 3-D printing, bring manufacturing to the desktop. In an age of custom-fabricated, do-it-yourself product design and creation, the collective potential of a million garage tinkerers and enthusiasts is about to be unleashed, driving a resurgence of American manufacturing. A generation of “Makers” using the Web’s innovation model will help drive the next big wave in the global economy, as the new technologies of digital design and rapid prototyping gives everyone the power to invent -- creating “the long tail of things”.
A must read for anyone who wants to see the leading edge of change." –Peter Schwartz, Co-founder of Global Business Network and author of The Art of the Long View From the Hardcover edition.. Chris Anderson has written a compelling and important book about how technology is about to completely shake up how America makes things. Required reading for entrepreneurs, policy makers, and leaders who want to survive and thrive in this brave new world.” –Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup"The Maker
"rediscovering the world of things" according to Malcolm Mcgrath. This is a good book on an interesting topic. I run cabinet shop in Toronto and have been prattling to my wife about the remaking of the industrial revolution for a few years now. Anderson sums up many of these themes with lots of interesting stories in an easily readable style. I think there are a few things worth adding. First while digital fabrication technology is amazing it is only as useful as the people using it. A cnc router. Gianfranco Chicco said A Primer on the Maker Industrial Revolutio. The latest book from bestseller author and Wired's editor in chief Chris Anderson is dedicated to the Maker Movement, what has been dubbed as the [start of the] third industrial revolution.If you never heard about Makers, A Primer on the Maker Industrial Revolutio The latest book from bestseller author and Wired's editor in chief Chris Anderson is dedicated to the Maker Movement, what has been dubbed as the [start of the] third industrial revolution.If you never heard about Makers, 3D-printing, digital fabrication, Arduino, Kickstarter, and the new DIY movement, then this book is a great start (also check out the article The third industrial revolution by The Economist).As in his previous bo. D-printing, digital fabrication, Arduino, Kickstarter, and the new DIY movement, then this book is a great start (also check out the article The third industrial revolution by The Economist).As in his previous bo. Revolution or Overhype? Where should I start? I have been using 3D printers, custom manufacturing, laser cutting, etc. for years.Yes, they have aided the industry immensely. Yes, they have become exceedingly accessible, affordable and easy to use.Will they spur a fourth industrial revolution? Hardly - and this is why I resent the pretense of the author: He had stumbled on a number of garage tools, and voila! pops an economy changing vision.The author reco