Makers: The New Industrial Revolution
October 1, 2012
- Author:
- Chris Anderson
- Publisher:
- Crown Business (10/2/2012)
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”.
Comments (2)
by Cybernettr
This sounds great. “A new industrial revolution” — that”s a good way to put it. It looks like we won’t have to wait for nanotechnology-based printing for 3D printing to have a huge impact on our daily lives!
by vaidy bala
It is true Westerners share ideas and opinions more daringly in areas unknown and shed new light and inspiration, much of the world from India, China and the Arab world show a passive face. I hope they are encouraged to express freely that will add several layers of truth, in future. Only readers can tell whether printed material is long lasting or a quick burst of enrgy!