Melba Kurman
Author and technology analyst
Melba Kurman is an author and technology analyst who writes about how new technologies affect daily life. She wrote Fabricated, a book on 3D printing.
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About Melba Kurman
Melba Kurman is an author and technology analyst. Her books look at how emerging technologies shape everyday life. She studied at Cornell University and the University of Illinois, and she also served in the US Peace Corps. Her first book, Tech Transfer 2.0, covers how universities manage their patent portfolios and spin off technology startups. Fabricated, her second book, is about 3D printing. It has been translated into eight languages, and more than 250,000 copies have sold worldwide. She has also written Driverless, an introduction to self-driving cars, covering how they work and how they affect established industries.