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TECHNOLOGY AND THE FUTURE offers an unsurpassed collection of readings on technology's impact on the individual and society. In this substantial revision, Teich incorporates important new topics, such as the revolutions in genetics and information technology. New selections by significant contemporary thinkers include readings by Langdon Winner, Thomas Hughes, Donald Norman, and Leon Kass.

Albert H. Teich is director of Science and Policy Programs at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a position he has held since 1990. He holds a Ph.D. in political science and a B.S. in physics, both from MIT and has taught at George Washington University, the State University of New York at Albany and Binghamton, and Syracuse University. Teich is the editor of several books and the author of numerous articles and book chapters. He is quoted frequently in the press and has made many appearances on radio and television. He is well-known as a speaker on topics of science, technology, policy, and society and has served as a consultant to government agencies, Congress, national laboratories, industrial firms, and international organizations.