Overview
- Discusses technological developments and impact assessments
- Accessible to readers from various disciplines backgrounds
- Written by experts in the field
Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering (LNEE, volume 674)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
The book explores technological advances in the fourth industrial revolution (4IR), which is based on a variety of technologies such as artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, machine learning, big data, additive printing, cloud computing, and virtual and augmented reality. Critically analyzing the impacts and effects of these disruptive technologies on various areas, including economics, society, business, government, labor, law, and environment, the book also provides a broad overview of 4IR, with a focus on technologies, to allow readers to gain a deeper understanding of the recent advances and future trajectories. It is intended for researchers, practitioners, policy-makers and industry leaders.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Disruptive Fourth Industrial Revolution
Book Subtitle: Technology, Society and Beyond
Editors: Wesley Doorsamy, Babu Sena Paul, Tshilidzi Marwala
Series Title: Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48230-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-48229-9Published: 14 July 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-48232-9Published: 14 July 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-48230-5Published: 13 July 2020
Series ISSN: 1876-1100
Series E-ISSN: 1876-1119
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 285
Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations, 27 illustrations in colour
Topics: Cyber-physical systems, IoT, Professional Computing, Business and Management, general, Data Engineering, Robotics and Automation