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"An epic account of the decades-long battle to control what has emerged as the world's most critical resource--microchip technology--with the United States and China increasingly in conflict. You may be surprised to learn that microchips are the new oil--the scarce resource on which the modern world depends. Today, military, economic, and geopolitical power are built on a foundation of computer chips. Virtually everything--from missiles to microwaves,...
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Silicon Run Lite combines key sequences and images from both Silicon Run I and Silicon Run II to show from the growth of silicon crystals through the assembly of a personal computer. Live industrial footage, microscopic filming, animation, graphics, and special effects give an up-close view of manufacturing. Silicon Run Lite is an ideal introduction to the semiconductor and electronics industry that everyone can enjoy. It is particularly suited to...
3) Assassin
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"A private military operation led by Valmora invents futuristic microchip tech that enables the mind of an agent to inhabit the body of another person to carry out covert, deadly missions. But when an agent is killed during a secret mission, his wife takes his place in an attempt to bring the man responsible to justice"--Container.
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In this volume, readers learn that early computers were housed in large rooms, and each individual circuit and part was separate from the others. Today, thanks to miniaturization, a whole computer system can be integrated or combined on a single chip. An X-ray of a tablet reveals that most of the case is filled with batteries. The actual computer board is much smaller than most people would imagine. This book traces the development of integrated circuits...
5) Disruption
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Disruption volume 1
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Mercer Corporation's M-Band bracelets became mandatory and then, instead of promising an easier life, have come to control it. Meanwhile, Maggie Stevens, who saw one of the people she loved most taken from her, has a plan that involves Quentin Mercer, the heir to the M-Corp empire.
An evolution of the smartphone, the Mercer Corporations' M-Bands promised an easier life. Instead, they have come to control it. Two years ago Maggie Stevens watched helplessly...
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Teenage secret agent Cody Banks must track down a former instructor who's gone rogue and left the States with a mind-control microchip. Cody masquerades as a musical prodigy to get close to a snobby, egocentric scientist who lives in London and is the only person who can make the microchip work. Along the way, Cody hooks up with a demoted agent and a teenage Scotland Yard operative.
7) Home alone 3
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"A band of international crooks has hidden a military computer chip inside a toy car, but an airport mix-up lands it in the hands of whiz-kid Alex Pruitt who's home alone with the chicken pox in a quiet Chicago suburb. When the criminals zero in on Alex's house with their high-tech gadgetry, madness and mayhem kick into high gear as the pint-sized hero defends himself against the bumbling bad guys - armed with an outrageous array of ambushes and...
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Set in a not-too-distant future world, implanted microchips record all moments of one's life. The chips are removed upon death and images are edited by a cutter into a highlight reel for loved ones who want to remember the deceased. Robin Williams plays a troubled cutter who witnesses a terrible secret he cannot edit out and finds his own life in jeopardy.
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Max, Jessica and Scott have a blast spying on their families, sneaking into each others houses and organizing elaborate pranks. Thanks to Max's uncle, a government scientist, they have access to some of the most modern and hi-tech equipment in the world. When they discover the whereabouts of a stolen FBI microchip, Max and his friends must use their skills and cutting edge technology to embark on what could prove to be the most risky and exciting...
13) Cybermutt
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When absent-minded scientist, Alex, walks into the path of an oncoming car, Nino's doy, Rex sacrifices himself to save the man's life. To repay the debt, Alex operates on Rex and implants a computer chip giving Rex amazing new super powers. But some of Alex's enemies want the chip so now Rex has to become a super-dog crime fighter and will have to save Nino.
16) Deadly friend
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Samantha meets Paul and his robot named BB. They have a lot of great times together, until Samantha's abusive father throws her down some stairs and kills her. In an effort to save her life, Paul implants BB's computer brain into Samantha's human brain.
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