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ENGINEERING CIRCLE [1 record]

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Record 1 1993-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Conditions and Forecasting
CONT

We are entering a world that will be dominated by engineering, ... when the driving force of the global economy will no longer be inexpensive microchips in plentiful supply but cheap genes by the bushelful. ... Among the potential big engines of growth in the fourth circle: genetic engineering and biotechnology, artificial intelligence, the business of space, [and] new materials, including ceramic composites and combinations of metals or plastics with fibers.

CONT

In the next great circle of growth, the Fourth Circle, the economy will be driven by a whole new set of engines....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévisions et conjonctures économiques

Spanish

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