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SDTC SPECIAL EVENT
Book Signing and Discussion with Tom Standage, Tech Editor for The Economist
Join us for a chance to meet Mr. Standage and hear him talk about his new book:
A History of the World in 6 Glasses*
Thursday June 9, 2005
7:30 AM
The Forum Hall @ UTC
4545 La Jolla Village Drive
This is a free event from SDTC
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What does a book about drinking have to do with technology?
In Tom Standage's new book, he describes how drinks through the ages have been the technology of their times and how these 6 drinks have long had associations with networking, business deals and technological and financial innovation.
The SDTC is proud to bring you this special event with one of the most technically savvy journalists of the moment.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS:
The Forum Hall is located at Westfield Shoppingtown UTC
From the I-5, exit La Jolla Village Dr
Go East on La Jolla Village Drive
Make a right onto Executive Drive (into UTC parking lot)
Make a right turn at the stop sign to use the parking across from Nordstrom
Walk to the stairs to the right of Wells Fargo Bank
The Forum Hall is at the top of the stairs on the left
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Tom Standage Biography:
Tom Standage is technology editor at The Economist magazine and the author of four history books, "A History of the World in Six Glasses" (2005), "The Mechanical Turk" (2002), "The Neptune File" (2000) and "The Victorian Internet" (1998), two of which have been serialized as "Book of the Week" on Radio 4. "The Victorian Internet" was made into a British documentary, "How The Victorians Wired the World". Tom has previously covered science and technology for a number of newspapers and magazines, including The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, Wired and Prospect. He holds a degree in engineering and computer science from Oxford University, and is the least musical member of a musical family. He is married and lives in Greenwich, London, with his wife and daughter.
"A terrific writer" - The New York Times
"Standage's work as a technology reporter has molded him into a marvelous writer of swift and succinct narratives." - The Oregonian
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