Unwinding the Clock Ten Thoughts on Our Relationship to Time

Name: Unwinding the Clock Ten Thoughts on Our Relationship to Time
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ISBN: 9780151005390

ISBN-10: 0151005397

ISBN-13: 9780151005390

Edition: 2001

Authors: Bodil Jï¿½nsson, Tiina Nunnally

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Swedish physicist Bodil Jouml;nsson has spent several decades thinking about the opportunities and problems facing human beings in these modern times. Technological developments--from high-speed travel to cell phones to computers and the Internet--would seem to save time, but as the pace of our lives increases, we all feel as if we have much less of it. Jouml;nsson combines her knowledge of science and technology with common sense and a woman's unique perspective. She reflects on how the pace of contemporary life takes its toll on our bodies and minds, asking difficult questions about what human and technological progress mean. She offers concrete suggestions for preserving our humanity…

Book details

List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Publication date: 6/1/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 160
Size: 5.25" wide x 7.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Bodil J+nsson is a physicist and the founding director of the Center for Rehabilitation Engineering Research at the Lund Institute of Technology in Sweden.



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