DOI: 10.1126/science.1200970. The World’s Technological Capacity to Store, Communicate, and Compute Information

The World’s Technological Capacity to Store, Communicate, and Compute Information

10.1126/science.1200970

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Abstract

An inventory of the world’s technological capacity from 1986 to 2007 reveals the evolution from analog to digital technologies.

Bibliography

Hilbert, M., & LÃ³pez, P. (2011). The Worldâs Technological Capacity to Store, Communicate, and Compute Information. Science, 332(6025), 60â65.

Authors 2

Martin Hilbert (first)
Priscila López (additional)

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Deposited	5 months, 4 weeks ago (March 2, 2025, 10:09 a.m.)
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Issued	14 years, 5 months ago (April 1, 2011)
Published	14 years, 5 months ago (April 1, 2011)
Published Print	14 years, 5 months ago (April 1, 2011)

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BibTeX

@article{Hilbert_2011, title={The World’s Technological Capacity to Store, Communicate, and Compute Information}, volume={332}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1200970}, DOI={10.1126/science.1200970}, number={6025}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Hilbert, Martin and López, Priscila}, year={2011}, month=apr, pages={60–65} }

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