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Being Digital

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Originally published 1995
Authors Nicholas Negroponte
Publishers Alfred A. Knopf
Page count243
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Being Digital is a non-fiction book about digital technologies and their possible future by technology author Nicholas Negroponte. It was originally published in January 1995 by Alfred A. Knopf. In 1995, Nicholas Negroponte outlined the history of digital technologies in his book, Being Digital.

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Source of news: bbc.com

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