No.8 Re-charged

No.8 Re-charged

by David Downs and Dr Michelle Dickinson
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 29/01/2018

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Take notice, world, New Zealand is undergoing a re-charge. The 'No. 8 wire' thinking we have been so proud of is being expanded and improved. No. 8 Re-charged tells a compelling and accessible story of modern New Zealand and its world-beating products and ideas. From drone technology to electric farm bikes and computer graphics, from space-age umbrellas to fitness trackers and the world’s leading DJ software — New Zealand developers, entrepreneurs and companies are winning in areas where no one thought we could even compete. Chapters: 1. Up in the Air - Planes, Drones and Rockets 2. The Human Body - From Hospital Beds to Cancer Breakthroughs 3. Social Innovation - Change, for Good 4. It’s all Fun and Games - It's about Serious Fun 5. Of Water and the Sea - Boats, Anchors and Surfboards 6. Machines, Large and Small - Large, loud and Globally Successful 7. Film and Pictures - Screen Stars, Large and Small 8. The Land of the Clouds - Aoraki and Aotearoa 9. Down on the Farm - Robots, Designer Cows and Turtle Tracking 10. Global Fingerprints - From New Zealand to the World

ISBN:
9780143772583
9780143772583
Category:
Popular science
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
29-01-2018
Language:
English
Publisher:
Penguin Random House New Zealand
David Downs

A native of Whanganui, David began his working life as an actor, writer, comedian and co-founder (with Jon and others) of The Classic Comedy & Bar in Auckland. He left this behind to start a second career in IT, which he stuck with for nearly 20 years, including a stint living and working for Microsoft in Asia.

David's strong interest in innovative companies, and his pride in New Zealand, lead him back to Aotearoa and his third career at government agency New Zealand Trade & Enterprise, where he helps local businesses grow internationally.David lives in Devonport, Auckland, with his TV producer wife Katherine and his three fast-growing boys Jack, Joshua and Toby.

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