Disruptors in Tech

How did people go from listening to big, bulky vinyl records to streaming music wirelessly on Spotify? How did black and white newspapers evolve into 280-character tweets and Buzzfeed articles filled with GIFs and memes? What impact does innovation have on society? In the Disruptors in Tech series, readers will discover how technology has positively and negatively disrupted major industries like music, media, cars, and even education! This series includes a table of contents, tech-forward sidebars, a timeline, glossary, index, and author biography.

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3D Printing

Printing has come a long way thanks to technology, from printing words and images on a flat surface to recreating a life-size version of a car. In 3D Printing in the Disruptors in Tech… More →

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Blockchain

Blockchain technology has come a long way since its introduction in 2009 thanks to technology. This technology has the potential to disrupt many industries--and has already--from banks to law More →

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E-Commerce

Retail shopping has come a long way thanks to technology, from shopping in brick-and-mortar stores and flipping through catalogues to asking Alexa to purchase new batteries. In E-Commerce in… More →

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Online News

Reading the news has come a long way thanks to technology, from black and white newspapers to 280-character tweets and Buzzfeed articles filled with GIFs and memes. In Online News in the… More →

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Smartphones

Phones have come a long way thanks to technology, from landlines that required an operator to connect a call to smartphones that come with as many features as a laptop! In Smartphones in the… More →

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