From ancient bartering to lightning-fast market algorithms, this documentary traces the evolution of the systems powering the global economy. It begins with early face-to-face exchanges, where goods ...

The shift to digitally networked societies, where daily activities are interlinked with the help of computer-based systems, artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies, is having a huge ...

This chapter discusses the structural design context for materials selection, the materials selection process, the evolution of computer systems that support the design process, and the needs for ...