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Chris anderson, editorinchief of wired magazine, contends that america is on the verge of a new industrial revolution spurred by advances in computing. The book was published on october 2, 2012, by crown business. Chris anderson starts with this basic premise in his book makers the new industrial revolution. Chris anderson is editorinchief of wired magazine and is the author of the internationally acclaimed the long tail, which was shortlisted for the financial times and goldman sachs business book of the year award in 2006 and won the loeb award for the best business book in 2007. Nov 05, 2012 chris anderson, editorinchief of wired magazine, contends that america is on the verge of a new industrial revolution spurred by advances in computing. The new industrial revolution 1st by anderson, chris isbn.
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