Autor(en)

Thorbrietz, Petra (Ed.):

Verlag / Jahr

Hamburg : Hoffmann und Campe, 2004.

Format / Einband

Mit zahlr. überwieg. farb. Abb. Fadengehefteter Originalpappband mit Schutzumschlag. 103 S.

Sprache

Englisch

Gewicht

ca. 972 g

ISBN

3455094791

EAN

9783455094794

Bestell-Nr

1040808

Bemerkungen

Umschlag leicht berieben, sonst gutes Exemplar. - NO FREEDOM WITHOUT SECURITY Biometrics defends the democratic world. A foreword by Otto Schily -- LOOKING BACK From the German Empire to the present day: 125 Years of Bundesdruckerei. A commentary by Petra Thorbrietz -- PANEL PAINTINGS IN A DIGITALIZED WORLD Young artists search for their identity using the tools of an ancient art. Comments by Michael Schultz -- 125 YEARS From the days of the German Empire to the new millennium, Bundesdruckerei has been setting global technological standards. A chronology by Rüdiger Bock -- STARS & STRIPES & FINGERPRINTS The U.S. is building an invisible wall against threats from abroad. A summary of progress to date by Tom Schimmeck -- THE RAW-DATA DIET The flow of electronic information is creating intelligent beings in cyberspace. A report by Lynn Hershman -- BARBED WIRES Borders are disappearing, but our next step must be to pull down the psychological barricades. An essay by László F. Földényi THE BIOMETRICS OF ANIMALS Patterns play an important role in nature: They make orientation easier in a complex world. Some explanations by Veronika Straaß -- THE BODY AS PROPERTY IN THE BIOTECH ERA Biotechnology has dissected life into a series of codes. Those who know the codes can use them to turn a profit. A report by Lori B. Andrews -- TWO RIGHT THUMBS Biometrics can be tricky in everyday practice, as James L. Wayman reveals in a talk with Marc Pitzke -- ON THE EFFICACY OF PRAYER -- Francis Galton, a cousin of Charles Darwin, aimed to make the world measurable. A portrait of the inventor of biometrics by Glaus Peter Simon -- DIGITAL AND PERISHABLE Electronic documents have a huge problem: They can be read for only a short time. An analysis by Sabine Rosenbladt -- FRDM THE AGORA TO THE COMMON MARKET What will bind together diverse individuals and cultures in a Europe without boundaries? Some thoughts by Peter Glotz. ISBN 3455094791

Schlagworte

Berlin ; Malerei ; Identität <Motiv> ; Geschichte 2002-2004 ; Bildband; Biometrie ; Aufsatzsammlung, Malerei, Informatik

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