Today's buzz words in communication are computer, IT and Internet. But why do we need to communicate with each other? How do computers help in bringing us closer together? What is IT? What is the Internet, and why are we so excited about it? Is this IT revolution equally welcome by everybody? Is our universe actually shrinking due to this revolution? These and similar queries are discussed and answered in this easy-reading book, which is written primarily for educated laypersons without having much scientific back-ground, but with a mind to explore.
Dr Tapan Bhattacharya (b. 1936) did his M.Sc. (Tech) from the Calcutta University and doctorate from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. He has had wide experience in various solid state electronic materials and devices at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. Besides papers and reports, he has authored a three-volume monograph on solar PV system design in India and two popular science books-- His Master's Slave and Switch on the Sun.
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Hindu (876)
Agriculture (85)
Ancient (994)
Archaeology (567)
Architecture (525)
Art & Culture (848)
Biography (587)
Buddhist (540)
Cookery (160)
Emperor & Queen (489)
Islam (234)
Jainism (271)
Literary (867)
Mahatma Gandhi (377)
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