Standard methods of technological forecasting and technology assessment cannot be applied, or only partially.
Dr. Perry published more than 250 papers on technology assessment, cancer and other health issues.
The 386 page report, entitled, "critical technology assessment in Israel and Nato nations," was drawn up in 1967.
"It dies on its output," said David I. Smith, a director of technology assessment at Mayo Clinic.
Their 2004 report on nanotechnologies covered a range of opportunities and uncertainties, setting a new benchmark for thoughtful technology assessment.
Prisons throughout the Northeast are now using multiple digital technologies to maintain order, said Alex Fox, a Massachusetts Department of Corrections official who heads a regional technology assessment committee for the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Spain, Italy and France were at or near the bottom in literacy and numeracy, and were not included in the technology assessment.
His father, a retired radiologist, worked in Irvine, Calif., as a director of technology assessment for Baxter International, the health care company.
Most wireless devices require 3 to 10 separate chips to make them run, said Richard F. Doherty, director of research for the Envisioneering Group, a technology assessment and market research firm.
Richard Doherty, research director of Envisioneering, a technology assessment firm, said that AppleTV was the best solution to date for getting movie downloads.
