How we got to now : six innovations that made the modern world
By: Johnson, Steven
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BookPublisher: New York : Riverhead Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA), 2014.Description: 293 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781594632969; 1594632960Subject(s): Technology -- Social aspects | Inventions -- Social aspects | TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Inventions | SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects | POLITICAL SCIENCE / GlobalizationDDC classification: 303.48/3 Online resources: Location Map
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"In this illustrated volume, Steven Johnson explores the history of innovation over centuries, tracing facets of modern life (refrigeration, clocks, and eyeglass lenses, to name a few) from their creation by hobbyists, amateurs, and entrepreneurs to their unintended historical consequences. Filled with stories of accidental genius and brilliant mistakes--from the French publisher who invented the phonograph before Edison but forgot to include playback, to the Hollywood movie star who helped invent the technology behind Wi-Fi and Bluetooth--"How We Got to Now" investigates the secret history behind the everyday objects of contemporary life."--Provided by publisher.
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 303.483 JO HO (Browse shelf) | Available | T0051097 |
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| 303.483 FR TH Thank you for being late : | 303.483 HE NE New power : | 303.483 JO AU Automation, capitalism and the end of the middle class | 303.483 JO HO How we got to now : | 303.483 MO CO Computers and technology in a changing society / | 303.483 MO CO Computers and technology in a changing society / | 303.483 ON EH 100 ideas that changed the world : |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-277) and index.
"In this illustrated volume, Steven Johnson explores the history of innovation over centuries, tracing facets of modern life (refrigeration, clocks, and eyeglass lenses, to name a few) from their creation by hobbyists, amateurs, and entrepreneurs to their unintended historical consequences. Filled with stories of accidental genius and brilliant mistakes--from the French publisher who invented the phonograph before Edison but forgot to include playback, to the Hollywood movie star who helped invent the technology behind Wi-Fi and Bluetooth--"How We Got to Now" investigates the secret history behind the everyday objects of contemporary life."--Provided by publisher.
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