American Genesis A Century of Invention and Technological Enthusiasm, 1870-1970

Name: American Genesis A Century of Invention and Technological Enthusiasm, 1870-1970
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ISBN: 9780226359274

ISBN-10: 0226359271

ISBN-13: 9780226359274

Edition: 2004 (Reprint)

Authors: Thomas P. Hughes

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The story of America's technological revolution is told, not as a series of case studies, but by placing each new invention & innovation within the expanding cultural context of modern society. Hughes shows how technology & culture are closely interlinked.

Book details

List price: $34.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 6/12/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 548
Size: 0.65" wide x 0.87" long x 0.11" tall
Weight: 2.244
Language: English

Thomas P. Hughes is Professor of the History and Sociology of Science at the University of Pennsylvania.



Foreword


Acknowledgments


Introduction


The Technological TorrentA Gigantic Tidal Wave of Human


IngenuityChoosing and Solving ProblemsBrain Mill for the MilitaryNo


Philanthropic Asylum for Indigent ScientistsThe System Must be FirstTaylorismus


Fordismus= Amerikanismus


The Second Discovery of AmericaTennessee Valley and Manhattan Engineer DistrictCounterculture and Momentum


Notes


Index